Pasta with Pumpkin & Sausages

I enjoyed having pasta but every time either I cooked the Agilo Olio, Creamy Mushroom or Tomato base. Since this month LTU theme is Pumpkin, so I have decided to try something different and here is my first time cooking Pasta Pumpkin. I asked my nephew to try and he said he preferred this then the tomato base. Guess I will be cooking this more often for my family. Moreover pumpkin is healthy too and the natural sweetness enhanced the flavour of the sauce too.

Pasta Pumpkin with Sausages

Ingredients:

375g Spaghetti
1 tbsp Olive Oil
20g Butter
3 cloves garlic, crashed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
500g Butternut Pumpkin
300ml Cooking Cream
2 tbsp finely grated parmesan
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Prawns, Sausages, Crab Meat, Minced Pork & Button Mushroom ( estimated amount)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Some pumpkin cubes fried as garnishes

Methods:
- Cook the Pumpkin with some water till soft.
- Cook Pasta in a pot of boiling salted water with oil till tender and drain.
- Heat Oil & butter in a large frying pan over  medium heat.
- Add garlic & walnuts & fry till fragrant.
- Add the Minced Pork, Sausage, Crab Meat & Button Mushroom.
- Add Pumpkin puree and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add Cooking Cream & Parmesan.
- Add the pasta to pumpkin mixture.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Toss to combine.
- Sprinkle with fried pumpkin cubes.
- Serve.
                                                           
                                                          


 This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up (Oct 2014 Event: PUMPKIN) 

organised by Zoe (Bake for Happy Kids) and Mui Mui (My Little Favourite DIY) 

and hosted by Eileen (Eileen's Diary).

                                                                          &

link to "My Treasured Recipes #3 - Taste of Autumn (Oct/Nov 2014)"

hosted by Miss B of Everybody Eats Well in Flanders

& co-hosted by Charmaine of Mimi Bakery House.

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