One pot healthy Pumpkin Pasta
Ingredients
- Olive Oil - 2 Tbsp
- Onion - ½ medium finely chopped
- Garlic - 4 finely chopped
- Red chilli flakes - 1 Tbsp adjust per taste
- Pumpkin puree - ½ Cup
- Water / Vegetable Stock - 3 Cups
- Salt - 1 tsp adjust per taste * refer notes.
- Nutmeg powder - a large pinch
- Cinnamon powder - a large pinch
- Ground cloves - a large pinch
- Ground ginger - a large pinch
- Lemon extract - 1 tsp adjust per taste
- Pasta - 2 Cups I used small shell pasta
- Pepitas Pumpkin seeds - for garnish (slightly roasted)
- Fresh herbs - for garnish
Instructions
- First heat the oil in a large pan. Add the chopped onion and garlic and saute until the onion turns translucent. Now add the red chilli flakes and saute for 30 secs until the raw smell is gone.
- Now add the pumpkin puree and continue to saute for 30 secs. Add the stock or water and give a nice mix.
- Add the salt, spice powders (nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, ginger), lemon extract and mix well. Add the pasta, give a quick mix and cook covered until the pasta is fully done. Mine took about 12 - 15 mins to cook. Turn off the flame.
- Garnish with the roasted pepitas, fresh herbs and optionally with grated parmesan cheese. Serve hot.
Notes | FAQ
- For extra flavor, use vegetable stock instead of water. However do not add 1 tsp of salt as mentioned under ingredients. Instead, reduce the quantity of salt accordingly.
- I used small sized shell pasta for the recipe. Small size makes sure that it cooks quickly and with less liquid. You can however use any pasta. Do adjust the cooking time and quantity of cooking liquid accordingly.
- Optionally, add grated parmesan cheese at the end or while serving to enhance the flavor.
- Roasted Pepitas is optional to add as garnish. However it adds a nice color, texture and flavor to the pasta.
- You can also use pumpkin pie spice instead of adding the spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg) individually.
- I used small sized shell pasta for the recipe. Small size makes sure that it cooks quickly and with less liquid. You can however use any pasta. Do adjust the cooking time and quantity of cooking liquid accordingly.
- Optionally, add grated parmesan cheese at the end or while serving to enhance the flavor.
- Roasted Pepitas is optional to add as garnish. However it adds a nice color, texture and flavor to the pasta.
- You can also use pumpkin pie spice instead of adding the spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg) individually.