Pumpkin Spinach Spaghetti (with video)
If you need to roast your pumpkin, you can always do a quick yoga session while your oven does its magic. That’s what I’ve been trying to do lately-include.small yoga sessions into any waiting time. I have a love/hate relationship with yoga. I know I need it as I have the flexibility of a small tank, but because I really suck at it . tend to delay it . My current strategy is to develop a yoga habit (definitely much better than my current chocolate one;))........ by finding 20 minutes to practice each day. Waiting for your veggies to finish roasting is as good a time as any. Once you finish, you’ll be in a good mood and your dinner will be just minutes.While many people enjoy pumpkin desserts,I found a savoury dishes combind with this sweet vegetable. Its caramelised goodness goes so well with the flavours of garlic, chilli, spinach, that even writing about this makes me Hungry!!! . it’s kind of hard to describe so best make it yourself:).
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INGREDIENTS
- 200 g spaghetti
- 3 tbsp / 45 ml olive oil
- 2-3 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 2 cups of cubed butternut squash / pumpkin*
- about 100 g spinach
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup cream
- ½-1 tsp chilli flakes (depending on level of heat and your preference)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- cyan pepper
- cinnamon
METHOD
- Coat cubed butternut squash in 1 tbsp of olive oil and season with salt. Bake in a hot oven for about 40-50 minutes, until butternut squash turns soft and gets lightly caramelised
- Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. Fry off garlic gently/ onion on a low-medium heat, stirring frequently so it doesn’t burn. Add chilli flakes and cook for another minute or two stirring frequently.
- Cook spaghetti for a minute shorter than you would normally.
- Mash half the butternut squash with a fork or potato masher (you can also use a food processor or blender for a smoother texture). Put mashed butternut squash into the pan with chilli and garlic, onions mix it well then add the cream .
- Add drained pasta and washed spinach into the pan. mix them well into the pumpkin. Taste and season with pepper then Taaaddaaa!!
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