Pumpkin Pasta with Bacon

Pumpkin Pasta with Bacon requires around 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 512 calories, 16g of protein, and 26g of fat each. For $1.65 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Dizzy Busy and Hungry. 487 people were glad they tried this recipe. A mixture of thick-cut bacon, chicken broth, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as a rather cheap main course. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 74%. Healthy Bacon & Pumpkin Pasta, Chicken Bacon Pumpkin Pasta Bake, and Pumpkin Pasta With Braising Greens & Bacon are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can pure pumpkin

1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon finely minced garlic

½ teaspoon ground sage

¾ cup fat-free half & half creamer

1 (12 ounce) package whole grain macaroni

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup chopped onion

¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper

1 teaspoon sriracha sauce, or to taste (optional)

8 slices center cut bacon

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

aluminum foil

frying pan

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).While oven is heating, heat water to boiling to cook the pasta. Cook according to package directions until pasta is al dente.Place the bacon on a baking sheet (cover with foil first, for easy clean-up) and bake in the oven about 15 minutes, until crispy.While the pasta and bacon are cooking, make the pumpkin sauce.Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high, then add the onion and garlic. Cook for about 4-5 minutes.Stir in the chicken broth, pumpkin, and creamer. Add in the parmesan cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, sage, salt, and pepper and mix until well combined.Simmer about 5 minutes.When the pasta is done, drain and place back in the pot, covering to keep war.When the bacon is done, carefully break it into pieces.Combine pasta, bacon, and pumpkin sauce. Add optional sriracha sauce, if desired.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).While oven is heating, heat water to boiling to cook the pasta. Cook according to package directions until pasta is al dente.

2. Place the bacon on a baking sheet (cover with foil first, for easy clean-up) and bake in the oven about 15 minutes, until crispy.While the pasta and bacon are cooking, make the pumpkin sauce.

3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high, then add the onion and garlic. Cook for about 4-5 minutes.Stir in the chicken broth, pumpkin, and creamer.

4. Add in the parmesan cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, sage, salt, and pepper and mix until well combined.Simmer about 5 minutes.When the pasta is done, drain and place back in the pot, covering to keep war.When the bacon is done, carefully break it into pieces.

5. Combine pasta, bacon, and pumpkin sauce.

6. Add optional sriracha sauce, if desired.


Nutrition Information:

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511k Calories
15g Protein
26g Total Fat
53g Carbs
13% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
511k
26%

Fat
26g
40%

  Saturated Fat
9g
58%

Carbohydrates
53g
18%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
42mg
14%

Sodium
703mg
31%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
15g
32%

Vitamin A
11158IU
223%

Selenium
46µg
67%

Manganese
0.74mg
37%

Phosphorus
248mg
25%

Vitamin B3
3mg
18%

Fiber
4g
18%

Vitamin B6
0.31mg
16%

Vitamin B1
0.23mg
15%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Magnesium
59mg
15%

Potassium
507mg
15%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Vitamin K
13µg
13%

Iron
2mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.17mg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.93mg
9%

Calcium
78mg
8%

Folate
24µg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.37µg
6%

Vitamin D
0.25µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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