Small pasta in pumpkin sauce topped with parmesan cheese sitting inside a deep and large stone bowl with black spots. The bowl is sitting on a bright blue chopping board on a sunny benchtop.

Daen's pumpkin pasta

This creamy roasted pumpkin and garlic pasta from the talented Daen’s kitchen is *chefs kiss * and so quick and easy to make. Everything goes in one pot which is a win because we hate doing unnecessary dishes around here. 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups diced pumpkin
  • 1 garlic bulb
  • 1 sprigs rosemary
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 cups small pasta
  • 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • parmesan, grated
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Prep and roast: preheat your oven to 200°C. Dice the pumpkin into similar sized chunks, cut the tops off the garlic bulbs, exposing the cloves. Place the garlic, diced pumpkin, and rosemary stem in an oven-proof dish or pot. Drizzle with olive oil, and season generously with salt and pepper. Roast for 45 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft and caramelized.
  2. Prepare the sauce: Remove the pot from the oven and let the garlic cool, then squeeze out the cloves onto the pumpkin.. Remove the rosemary leaves from the stems. 
  3. Cook the pasta: add the chicken stock, white wine, and pasta to the pot with the roasted veggies. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium and let simmer for about 15 minutes until the pasta is cooked and most of the liquid has absorbed. If needed, add a bit more stock to keep things saucy.
  4. Finish and serve: remove from heat and stir in the grated parmesan. Taste and adjust seasoning with extra salt and pepper if necessary. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of extra parmesan on top.

Pro Tip: If you want to save time, you can roast the garlic and pumpkin ahead of time, then assemble the dish in less than 20 minutes on the stovetop another day.

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