Baked trofie and pumpkin a tasty and flavorful main dish. Pumpkin is still the star in my kitchen with a special recipe. I prepared a Baked Pasta with pumpkin using trofie as the pasta type. A simple recipe, and everyone loves baked pasta, perfect for a festive day or to make an ordinary day special. A delicious pumpkin cream together with béchamel sauce envelops the pasta, making it very creamy, and lots of smoked cheese cubes make it super stringy, while baking gives it an irresistible crunchy crust that everyone loves. Don’t miss the recipe for Pumpkin and Sausage Lasagna. Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare some delicious Baked Trofie with pumpkin
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 365.64 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 29.38 (g) of which sugars 3.70 (g)
- Proteins 18.42 (g)
- Fat 19.94 (g) of which saturated 4.76 (g)of which unsaturated 2.94 (g)
- Fibers 0.79 (g)
- Sodium 285.75 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 220 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Baked Pasta with Pumpkin
- 12 oz trofie
- 14 oz pumpkin
- 1.3 cups béchamel
- 7 oz smoked cheese
- 1.4 oz grated Parmesan
- 1 white onion (medium)
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
How to Prepare Baked Pasta with Pumpkin
Clean the pumpkin, remove the skin, seeds, and internal filaments, and cut it into small cubes. Clean the onion and dice it.
Pour 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a skillet. Add the pumpkin and onion and a pinch of salt. Let it cook over medium heat, stirring often with a wooden spoon for 10-12 minutes.
While the pumpkin is cooking, also cook the trofie in plenty of salted water. Drain them al dente. Place the cooked pumpkin in a bowl and mash it simply with a fork.
Add the trofie to the bowl with the pumpkin cream. Mix and also add the béchamel.
Also add the smoked cheese in small cubes and mix well. Pour the pasta into a baking dish.
Top with a generous sprinkle of grated Parmesan. Cook the Trofie with pumpkin in a preheated oven at 375°F in static mode for about 20 minutes. For the last minutes of cooking, set the oven to grill for an irresistible gratin.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, a hug, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
For a tastier and more flavorful dish, you can add 3.5 oz of speck or cooked ham in small pieces to the seasoning
If there’s leftover baked pasta, store it in a container in the fridge for 1-2 days, or you can also freeze it. You’ll just need to heat it for a few minutes in the hot oven or microwave
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