Creamy Pumpkin Penne
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 onion, chopped fine1 red bell pepper, chopped fine6 cloves garlic, minced1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin2 cups vegetable broth1 cup white wine1/4 cup evaporated milk1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg, to tasteblack pepper + salt16 oz whole-grain penne pasta
In a large skillet cook the onion, bell pepper and garlic over moderate heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened.
Stir in the pumpkin, broth, wine, evaporated milk, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
While the sauce is simmering, in a kettle of boiling salted water, boil the penne until it is al dente (about 9 minutes).
Reserve 1 cups of the cooking water and drain penne well.
Add the penne to the sauce and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and thinning with reserved water if needed until pasta is well coated.
Crack pepper over top and serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Stir in the pumpkin, broth, wine, evaporated milk, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
While the sauce is simmering, in a kettle of boiling salted water, boil the penne until it is al dente (about 9 minutes).
Reserve 1 cups of the cooking water and drain penne well.
Add the penne to the sauce and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and thinning with reserved water if needed until pasta is well coated.
Crack pepper over top and serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 466.1
- Total Fat: 2.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
- Sodium: 496.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 98.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 15.0 g
- Protein: 14.8 g
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