15-Minute Pumpkin Pasta

Yup-it's no joke! You can totally make a yummy seasonal pasta dish in 15 minutes! Have it this weekend before trick-or-treating, or you could even make this for a Holiday dinner in the coming weeks. A can of pumpkin puree is pretty easy to find in the grocery store aisles this time of year, so there are no excuses to you not getting into the autumn season and pumpkin-pasta'ing it up! Get to it people!

Ingredients & Recipe:
Printable Recipe

• 1 pound of whole-wheat pasta (try penne, bow tie or rotini)
• 1 white onion, chopped
• olive oil
• 1 (15 oz.) can of Pumpkin Puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup flat-leaf/Italian parsley, chopped

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water (follow the boxes directions on timing). Once pasta is al dente, drain and reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.

Drizzle a little olive oil into the same pot over medium-low heat, and begin to saute the onions and a little S & P. Cook about 5 minutes, until onions are tender. Stir in the pumpkin puree and heavy cream, bring to a boil and stir the pasta and reserved pasta water back into the pot. Toss in Parmesan cheese, stir, season with more S & P to taste. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

You Could Also Try...

• Add a cooked vegetable into this pasta, like steamed broccoli florets or asparagus chunks.

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