Cara’s Pumpkin Pasta

It seems like every blogger out there has made this recipe. It was only time until I made it myself. What better time to than A Week of Pumpkin to make Cara’s famous Pumpkin Pasta. If you don’t know about Cara’s blog, be sure to check it out. She’s definitely a pumpkin princess. She puts pumpkin in things that I would never think to put pumpkin in.

I know most people have made this with penne, but I got bowtie pasta because I love bowtie pasta. Hubby and I rarely have pasta in the house. We just don’t eat it that much. I don’t think the shape of the pasta had a negative impact on the dish at all.

I doubled Cara’s recipe so that I could freeze some of it for Hubby and I to take in our lunches next week. With my doubled recipe I got 6 servings. Four of which went straight into the freezer. I would never think that I would enjoy pumpkin pasta, but I tell you what, this stuff is delicious. I love the colors of the pumpkin and spinach together on the plate. Goat cheese went really well with this dish as well.

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Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

8 oz bowtie pasta
2 tsp olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
~2 tsp sage
4 links cooked chicken sausage, sliced
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
1 can pumpkin puree
pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
10 oz torn spinach, thick stems removed
crumbled goat cheese, optional

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook for about 10-minutes, until softened. Add garlic, sage, and chicken sausage.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.

In a blender, combine combine pumpkin and cottage cheese. Blend until no lumps are present. Add to sausage mixture in skillet and continue to cook over low heat. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg.

Drain pasta and return to pot over low heat. Add sausage mixture and baby spinach, and toss together. Cover for a few minutes to let the spinach wilt. Serve with goat cheese, if desired.

Recipe adapted from Cara's Cravings

And don’t forget about my Power of Pink Challenge going on all month.

Check out my week of pumpkin here.

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9 Responses to “Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies (Bookmarked Recipes)”

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    Robyn — September 29, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    These look great! I made first pumpkin recipe of the season yesterday as well. I love how it makes you kitchen smell great!

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    Pam — September 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    These sound wonderful! Thanks for your entry!

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    ttfn300 — September 29, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    ooh, i’m liking that combo of pumpkin and white chips!!

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    Jen — September 30, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Yes, the pumpkin white chocolate combo is awesome. I love fall baking!

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    Natural Care — October 1, 2008 at 4:46 am

    Thanks for sharing delicious recipes.

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    Tina — October 3, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Those cookies sounds great!!!!!!!

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    Jin Hooi — October 4, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I have never had pumpkin cookies before, these cookies look delicious !! I will sure give this a try very soon, thanks for sharing !!

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    ~Amber~ — October 11, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    They look delicious! Some of mine were poofy and some were not. I chose to photograph the non-poofy one cause they looked best. 🙂

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    Apaddie — September 5, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    These cookies are our seasonal favorite. We also use Butterscotch chips for variation. Fabulous!!

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