Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

Trying to up your vegetable intake?  Looking for a way to get your kids to eat vegetables? 

Try this easy and healthy way of making a delicious pasta sauce packed full of flavour, and nutrients!

The first step is to follow the recipe for making Baked Pumpkin here.

• When pumpkin has finished baking, reserve a handful of segments to garnish your pasta with.
• Place the rest in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
• If you leave it until the pumpkin goes cold, it won’t be as smooth.
• Here you have a delicious pumpkin sauce.
• Cook your pasta as per packet instructions and drain.
• Place pumpkin back in the large saucepan (no heat) that the pasta was boiling in (minus the water) and stir through some of the pasta sauce.
• Add a little at a time to prevent over-doing the sauce.
• Garnish with salt and pepper

Other serving suggestions:

• Serve with parmesan
• Steamed snow peas
• Add frozen peas as you are adding the sauce and keep on the heat until peas are cooked.
• Slices chicken breast
• Steamed broccoli
• Capers
• Blue Cheese
• Almonds