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Pasta with Roasted Pumpkin and Goat Cheese

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Today we are making pasta with roasted pumpkin and goat cheese—the kind of recipe you will want on repeat: simple, creamy, and loaded with flavor. We roast the pumpkin with garlic and cheese to create a rich sauce that coats our favorite pasta, giving us a delicious meal without spending hours in the kitchen.

Prep: 15 minCook: 25 minServes: 4

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you need for 4 servings

  • 1 pumpkin (or butternut squash)
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 2 goat cheese logs
  • Pink salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Thyme
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 320g pasta

Step by step

Method

  1. 1Peel and dice the pumpkin into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2Peel a handful of garlic cloves.
  3. 3Place the pumpkin, garlic, and cherry tomatoes in a baking dish or oven-safe skillet.
  4. 4Nestle the goat cheese logs right in the center.
  5. 5Season with salt, pepper, thyme, and a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
  6. 6Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes at 180ºC.
  7. 7Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the package directions.
  8. 8Once out of the oven, mash all the roasted ingredients together well, toss in the pasta, and mix thoroughly.
  9. 9Now we can dig into this PASTA WITH ROASTED PUMPKIN AND GOAT CHEESE!

Tips and tricks

Cut the pumpkin into evenly sized cubes so they roast at the same rate.

When taking it out of the oven, mash the roasted garlic cloves into the pumpkin and melted cheese—it makes the sauce incredibly creamy.

Reserve a splash of the pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce if it turns out too thick.

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