Best Pasta With Jack Be Little Pumpkins And Rosemary Recipes

CHEESY BAKED PUMPKIN PASTA WITH KALE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500 degrees and butter a shallow 2-quart/9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling water for 4 minutes, adding the kale for the last minute. Drain the pasta and kale, rinse under cold water, then transfer to a large bowl along with the red-pepper flakes and the chopped herbs.
• In a blender, add the pumpkin, garlic, salt, pepper, cream and vegetable broth. Blend until smooth. (If you don't want to use a blender, add the pumpkin, salt and pepper to a large bowl and use a spoon to break it up into a smooth mixture. Slowly whisk in the cream and vegetable broth until mixture is smooth, then grate in the garlic.) Add the sauce to the bowl with the pasta. Add in most of the grated cheese, reserving about 1/2 cup, and stir to coat.
• Transfer the pasta into the baking dish, then dollop the ricotta over top and sprinkle remaining grated cheese. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until brown and bubbly. If you want the pasta really browned, broil it for 3 to 5 minutes, watching carefully. Allow the dish to cool for 5 to 10 minutes, and garnish with additional chopped herbs before serving.

PENNE WITH CREAMY PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 2 cups pasta water; drain pasta and set aside.
• In pasta pot, heat oil over medium. Add rosemary and fry, stirring, until starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer rosemaryto a paper towel, leaving oil in pot.
• Carefully (oil is hot and will spatter) add pumpkin puree, garlic, half-and-half, Parmesan, vinegar, red-pepper flakes, and 1 cup reserved pasta water to pot. Stir sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add pasta to sauce, and toss to coat. If sauce is too thick, add some reserved pasta water. Season generously with salt. Serve pasta sprinkled with fried rosemary and, if desired, more red-pepper flakes.

PUMPKIN AND ROSEMARY PASTA

Steps:

• First make the sauce. Melt the butter in a wide saucepan, Add the garlic and stir for about 30sec or so, then add the pumpkin, rosemary, lemon zestand nutmeg. Season.
• Cover and Sweat over a gentle heat for about 15 mins, stirring occasionally until the pumpkin is very soft. Squash a little down into the butter but leave about two-thirds as it is. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Meanwhile cook the pasta.
• Tip the drained pasta into the pumpkin pan and gentle mix. Serve immediately.

PASTA WITH JACK-BE-LITTLE PUMPKINS AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add onions with a pinch of salt and cook until translucent. Add red pepper flakes and mix with onion. Chop pumpkin more finely with a food-processor (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces) and add to cooked onions with another pinch of salt. Add broth and rosemary sprigs and bring to a slight boil. Cover, lower the heat and simmer 15-20 minutes until the pumpkin is soft but still in-tact. Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al-dente. (Drain and reserve some liquid if needed, but if you time it right you can move pasta straight from water to pumpkin.) When the pumpkin is done, remove rosemary sprigs and add pasta and parsley and mix. (Season with additional salt and pepper if needed or add reserved pasta water if moisture needed.) Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

PUMPKIN PASTA WITH WINTER HERBS AND PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add a generous amount of salt. The pasta water should taste like sea water. Add the pasta to the pot and stir so it doesn't stick to the bottom as it cooks. Cook the pasta according to package instructions, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve some of the pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta in a colander and hold it there until the sauce is finished.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large, high-sided skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the sage sprigs and cook until crispy but not browned, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Fry the rosemary sprigs in the same hot oil until crispy but not browned, about 1 minute. Transfer to the same plate. Sprinkle the fried herbs with salt. Remove the leaves from the stems (discard the stems). Discard the oil or save for another use.
• Return the skillet to medium heat and melt and cook 8 tablespoons (1 stick) of butter until it starts to turn light brown. Add the ginger and garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the pumpkin, sugar and some of the reserved pasta water. Stir in about 1/2 cup of Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and warm gently, tossing to coat the pasta with the sauce. Stir in some of the fried sage and rosemary. Top with the remaining Parmesan and fried herbs.

GARLIC AND ROSEMARY PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta as per packet instructions (if dried usually 8 - 11 minutes).
• While the pasta is cooking, get a large frying pan, heat the olive oil, add the garlic and finely chopped rosemary, season with a little salt and pepper and fry for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat until the garlic is slightly golden in colour.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the frying pan, mix the pasta, garlic and rosemary well until all pasta is well coated.
• Add a tablespoon of butter, quick stir again, serve immediately.