Easy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce Recipe With Cheese Sauce
This Creamy Pumpkin Sauce Pasta Sauce is oozing the flavors from freshly roasted pumpkin, onions, red chilies, capsicum,, tomatoes and garlic. This spicy, creamy and velvety pumpkin sauce made with cream cheese and topped with basil gathers quickly!
Equipment
- 1 Oven or air fryer for roasting veggies. You may pan roast them as well.
- 1 Heavy-bottomed Pan boiling pasta
- 1 Blender blending roasted veggies to make smooth paste
- 1 heavy bottomed wok making pumpkin sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cup Raw elbow pasta You may use any shape
- 1 large onion chopped in uneven chunks
- ¾ cup pumpkin roughly peeled and chopped
- 1 medium capsicum (red bell pepper) roughly chopped
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- 1.5 teaspoon red chilly powder adjust the heat
- 1 small green chili optional
- 6 piece whole black pepper optional
- 1 large tomato
- 1.5 tablespoon cheese sauce you may adjust
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 2 cups water
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- While the pasta is boiling, roast the vegetables. In a baking sheet, add roughly chopped, slightly brushed with ghee-capsicum, pumpkin (peeled off), onions, tomato, and garlic. Pre heat oven for about 10 min at 200 deg C and roast veggies for about 15 min.They would be a bit charred and that's okay. These charred vegetables would add amazing color and flavor to this sauce.Note- If you are using air fryer, the steps for roasting veggies remain same. Just reduce roasting time to 10 min.
- Once the roasted veggies are cooled off, blend them into a smooth paste.In a heavy bottomed wok, heat ghee, add pumpkin veggie paste along with little salt. Adding salt at this step helps cook sauce faster. Cook for about 3-5 min and add oregano, lemon juice, red chili powder and cheese sauce. Add more salt and cook till everything is a smooth mix.
- Serve the warm and creamy pumpkin pasta sauce over the boiled pasta and enjoy!
Notes
- Choose a flavorful and sweet pumpkin variety for the sauce to have a smoother texture.
- Roasting pumpkin in oven or air fryer makes it browned and adds char flavor.
- When making the sauce, be mindful not to overcook it. Overcooking can lead to a loss of flavor and color. Cook until all the ingredients are well combined and the sauce is heated through, but avoid long cooking times.
- If the sauce turns out too thick, you can adjust the consistency by adding a little vegetable broth or milk. Conversely, if it's too thin, let it simmer uncovered for a few minutes to reduce and thicken.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 bowl | |
| Servings: 3 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 165 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 3.9g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 1.2g | 6% |
| Cholesterol 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium 417mg | 18% |
| Total Carbohydrate 29.5g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.3g | 15% |
| Total Sugars 6.4g | |
| Protein 5.3g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 57mg | 4% |
| Iron 3mg | 14% |
| Potassium 357mg | 8% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |