Pumpkin Fettucini

This time of the year is definitely gourd season, so I find myself cooking with a lot of pumpkin, squash, and other gourd based foods. While I love using pumpkin for sweets including pumpkin pies and pumpkin spice lattes, I also love using them in savory dishes. They bring out an excellent flavor and texture. I had some leftover pumpkin puree and decided to make this Fettuccine pasta recipe

Fettuccine with veggies and a creamy pumpkin sauce

1 cup pumpkin puree 

1 cup milk (I used cashew milk)

1/4 cup white wine (I used vegan chardonnay)

8 oz. Fettuccine pasta (about half a standard box)

1/2 zucchini

1 carrot

1/2 yellow squash

1 small yellow onion

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp sage 

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp red pepper flakes (optional for heat)

1 tbsp olive oil

salt to taste

In a mixing bowl, add your pumpkin puree, thyme, sage, a bit of salt, and milk. Stir up until homogenized. Then bring 3 cups of water to boil in a saucepan and add your pasta. Let your pasta boil for 8-10 minutes or according to package instructions. In the meantime, finely dice your onion. and chop your squash, zucchini, and carrot. I chopped mine up into circular coin-like shapes. Bring a skillet to medium heat and add your olive oil. Place your onions and sautee them for approximately 2 minutes. Add a little bit of salt, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder. 

Once the onions have started to become translucent, add your white wine, carrot, zucchini, squash and cook it for about 3 minutes. Once the wine has slightly cooked down, add your pumpkin-milk mix into the pan and cook for another 3 minutes until the milk begins to slightly reduce. The past should be cooked by now, so begin adding it to your skillet with about a 1/4 cup of pasta water. Let the pasta cook slightly further in the sauce. If the sauce needs further thickening, feel free to add a cornstarch slurry and cook for 2 minutes more. Once the pasta has is cooked, feel free to add any additional seasoning you would like. Serve and enjoy! Let me know what you think of this in the comments!