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Pumpkin the Savory Way

October 7, 2009 by Julie 4 Comments

I may be pumpkin’s number one fan. I love the fall because places begin carrying pumpkin-infused goodies. Pumpkin muffins, Frappuccinos, cookies, scones and pies are popping up everywhere and I am in heaven.

Whenever I incorporate the yummy squash into my recipes, I generally make sweet dishes, sweetened with cinnamon, nutmeg or pumpkin’s lover: pumpkin pie spice. This evening I was determined to use the fall delight to make a savory dish: pasta with pumpkin sauce.

I began to make the pumpkin sauce by sauteing chopped yellow squash and onion in a pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Sizzlin' Squash and Onions

Sizzlin' Squash and Onions

Once the onions became slightly carmelized, I added a splash of chicken broth and some finely diced garlic and let it simmer for a couple minutes.

Chicken Broth and Garlic

Chicken Broth and Garlic

While the veggies were simmering, I cooked up some pasta.
Noodles

Noodles

I then added half a cup of canned pumpkin and a splash of Almond Breeze almond milk to the veggies.
Almond Breeze Almond Milk

Almond Breeze Almond Milk

Pumpkin Sauce

Pumpkin Sauce

I seasoned the pumpkin sauce with salt and pepper before topping the noodles with the savory sauce.

Savory Pumpkin Pasta

Savory Pumpkin Pasta

When I tasted the sauce on its own, I wasn’t sure if it was what I was going for, but when I used it to top the noodles, I was very pleased. The pumpkin and veggies created a thick sauce, making this a wonderful fall pasta dish.

Yum, Yum

Yum, Yum

It was kind of weird enjoying a food I normally associate with sweetness without the typical cinnamon and spices, but I enjoyed using pumpkin in a different way. Plus, I felt like I was making a seasonally appropriate dish which put me in a fabulous fall mood!  

Time to clean up the apartment a bit and read more of The Lost Symbol. Poor Dan Brown’s book has been very neglected lately because we’ve been so busy! I gotta give it some lovin’ tonight. 😉

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dan Brown, garlic, onion, pasta, pumpkin, squash

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Allison (Balance in Bites) says

    October 7, 2009 at 8:22 pm

    That pasta looks great!

    I’ve never been a huge pumpkin fan, and everyone around this time of year is raving about pumpkin. Bloggers are making recipes with pumpkin, Starbucks is advertising their pumpkin lattes, my local grocery store is selling carving pumpkins, etc, etc. I keep turning up my nose at all of this, like, “Ew, pumpkin is gross.”

    Then, just today, I realized that I haven’t had anything with pumpkin in it since I was like, 9 years old, when I had a piece of pumpkin pie and wasn’t impressed.

    I seriously need to get on this bandwagon! My 9 year old self can take her less-than-stellar pumpkin pie experience and shove it!

    Needless to say, your pasta really does look amazing…. I’m going to bookmark this as one of the pumpkin recipes I gotta try out soon! =D

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  2. lisaou11 says

    October 8, 2009 at 10:45 am

    you are uber creative 🙂

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  3. Naomi (onefitfoodie) says

    October 8, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    looks SOOO good, are those the carba nada noodles I see?? I cannot wait to try them!!!

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm

      you know it!! they’re so delicious.

      Reply

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