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A bowl of pumpkin pasta topped with crispy sage leaves and parmesan cheese sits on a table.
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Pasta with Pumpkin, Parmesan Créme, Walnuts, and Crispy Sage

In the time it takes to cook pasta, you can make this easy, flavourful pasta meal; featuring pumpkin, toasted walnuts, parmesan créme, and crispy sage leaves.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: Pasta, Pumpkin
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • 1 Large pot
  • 1 Small skillet
  • 1 Large skillet
  • 1 Whisk

Ingredients

  • 12 oz dried linguine pasta or 340 g, or 4 servings of dried pasta
  • 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil divided
  • 3 tbsp butter divided
  • 10 leaves fresh sage
  • 1 large shallot finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin purée
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated, plus more for serving
  • 1 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley finely chopped
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Fill a large pot with water, salt well and bring to a boil. Add pasta and stir a couple of times.
    While pasta is cooking, heat a small skillet over medium heat, add chopped walnuts and toss a few times until fragrant. Set aside.
  • Wipe out the skillet, and return to the stove. Over medium heat, add 1 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of butter. Once butter is melted, add sage leaves in a single layer and cook until edges start to crisp. Turn over leaves and cook other side until crisp. Remove leaves to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Blot excess oil if necessary. Take half the leaves and crumble them up and reserve for the sauce.
  • In a large skillet, add remaining 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter. Once butter is melted, add shallots and garlic. Stir for about 30 seconds, then add the crumbled up sage leaves. Stir to coat in butter mixture.
  • Add pumpkin and stir until smooth. Add heavy cream and begin whisking the sauce until smooth and combined.
  • Add ¼ cup of pasta cooking water and whisk in. Add 1 cup of the parmesan cheese and whisk until combined. Add more pasta water if too thick.
  • Add cooked pasta and stir until sauce coats all the pasta.
  • Divide pasta and sauce into four bowls. Top with chopped walnuts, parsley, more grated parmesan, and crispy sage leaves.

Notes

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