Description
Smooth Italian Creamy Pumpkin Pasta delivers autumn’s richest comfort in one elegant dish. Seasonal ingredients blend perfectly, offering warmth and depth with each delectable forkful you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta Ingredients:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) pasta
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) pumpkin puree
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
Sauce and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup (50 grams) parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- Few leaves fresh sage
- Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Boil pasta in salted water until al dente, following package guidelines. Reserve a cup of pasta water before draining.
- In a spacious skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat, then gently sauté minced garlic until golden and aromatic, approximately 1-2 minutes.
- Pour pumpkin puree and heavy cream into the skillet, whisking smoothly to create a uniform sauce. Season with ground nutmeg, kosher salt, and freshly cracked black pepper.
- Allow sauce to simmer and reduce, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and develops a rich, velvety consistency, around 4-5 minutes.
- Introduce cooked pasta into the sauce, gently tossing to ensure every strand is lavishly coated. If sauce seems too thick, splash in reserved pasta water to achieve desired creaminess.
- Gradually fold in grated parmesan cheese, stirring continuously until cheese melts completely and integrates into the sauce, creating a luxurious, silky texture.
- Transfer pasta to serving dishes immediately while piping hot. Optional: Garnish with additional parmesan shavings or delicate fresh sage leaves for an elegant finish.
Notes
- Swap heavy cream with coconut milk for a dairy-free version that keeps the sauce luxuriously creamy and adds a subtle tropical hint.
- Toast pine nuts or pumpkin seeds as a crunchy topping to elevate texture and introduce nutty complexity to the dish.
- Use whole wheat or gluten-free pasta to make the recipe more nutritionally diverse and accommodate different dietary needs without compromising flavor.
- Control sauce thickness by gradually adding pasta water if the mixture becomes too dense, ensuring silky smooth consistency every time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 370 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg