Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 1/2 box pasta, (I used shells)
  • 1 small pumpkin, cubed
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • parmesan cheese

Instruction

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente.
  • While waiting for the pasta, get a large skillet and heat up the oil under medium heat. Add in onion and cook until translucent and soft, about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add the cubed pumpkin and cook until softened, about 20 minutes. Periodically, throughout, try pressing down on the pumpkin to sort of mush it down. Season with salt and pepper.
  • This is as far as the original recipe goes. Me, I wasn't satisfied with that. It just tasted kind of blah. So I had to spruce it up.
  • To the softened pumpkin and onion, add 1/2 cup cream and about 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese (depending on how thick or cheesy you want it). Let simmer until slightly thickened, shouldn't be too long, no longer than 5 minutes.
  • Drain the pasta and stir in with cream sauce. Salt and pepper to taste and serve!