Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe
A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with penne pasta, kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into chunks, cloves garlic - smashed. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe, To Cook the Pasta In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 2
Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 3
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until the pasta is cooked till al dente (just cooked)
penne pasta(300 grams) - 4
This process should take a good 12-15 minutes to get an al dente pasta
penne pasta(300 grams) - 5
Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process and prevent the pasta from sticking to each other
penne pasta(300 grams) - 6
Drizzle some oil on top of pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other
penne pasta(300 grams) - 7
To Make the Tomato Basil Sauce First boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan
tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 8
Once you see the tomato skin peeling, switch off the heat
tomato(5) - 9
When the skins has peeled off you know the tomatoes are ready
tomato(5) - 10
Peel the skin off the tomatoes, remove the core of the tomato and roughly chop them
tomato(5) - 11
Do keep all the juices the tomatoes release, this will add body to the tomato sauce
tomato(5) - 12
Keep the chopped tomatoes aside
tomato(5)onion - chopped(1) - 13
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat
extra virgin olive oil - for garnishing (optional)(1 teaspoon) - 14
Add the chopped garlic and onions
cloves garlic - smashed(8)onion - chopped(1)cloves garlic - or parsley(4) - 15
Stir for a few seconds until it begins to sizzle in the oil and the onions soften
onion - chopped(1) - 16
At this stage, add in the chopped tomatoes and the roughly chopped basil leaves, some salt, sugar, black pepper corns and stir to combine well
salt - to tastetomato(5)basil leaves(5)onion - chopped(1)whole black pepper corns - crushed(1 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 17
We will now use a hand blender to coarsely puree the ingredients together to get a saucy texture
- 18
Cover the pan with the lid slightly ajar and simmer the mixture for 20 to 30 minutes until the sauce is thick
- 19
Keeping the lid slightly ajar helps to thicken the sauce by evaporating the excess water
- 20
To Make the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce RecipePreheat the oven to 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes and keep it ready
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 21
Take a pan and add two tablespoon of oil and bring to medium-high heat
- 22
Add in cloves of smashed garlic (not chopped) saute till it softens
cloves garlic - smashed(8)onion - chopped(1)cloves garlic - or parsley(4) - 23
Add in chopped pumpkin and sprinkle some salt and saute until it is roasted well
salt - to tasteonion - chopped(1)salt - to taste - 24
This will take about 10 minutes to cook and you can also close it with the lid and cook
- 25
Once the pumpkin is roasted well, add tomato basil sauce and penne pasta and give a good stir
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 26
Sauté for 3-4 min till everything is well combined
- 27
Switch off the heat and transfer the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce into a ceramic pan and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake it in the oven till the cheese melts
penne pasta(300 grams)kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into chunks(300 grams)mozzarella cheese(1/4 cup)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 28
Serve Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe along with Herbed Garlic Bread and Pizza Margherita for weeknight dinner
penne pasta(300 grams)cloves garlic - smashed(8)tomato(5)basil leaves(5)cloves garlic - or parsley(4)
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Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe
A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with penne pasta, kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into chunks, cloves garlic - smashed. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
28 steps- 1
To begin making the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe, To Cook the Pasta In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 2
Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 3
Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until the pasta is cooked till al dente (just cooked)
penne pasta(300 grams) - 4
This process should take a good 12-15 minutes to get an al dente pasta
penne pasta(300 grams) - 5
Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process and prevent the pasta from sticking to each other
penne pasta(300 grams) - 6
Drizzle some oil on top of pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other
penne pasta(300 grams) - 7
To Make the Tomato Basil Sauce First boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan
tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 8
Once you see the tomato skin peeling, switch off the heat
tomato(5) - 9
When the skins has peeled off you know the tomatoes are ready
tomato(5) - 10
Peel the skin off the tomatoes, remove the core of the tomato and roughly chop them
tomato(5) - 11
Do keep all the juices the tomatoes release, this will add body to the tomato sauce
tomato(5) - 12
Keep the chopped tomatoes aside
tomato(5)onion - chopped(1) - 13
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat
extra virgin olive oil - for garnishing (optional)(1 teaspoon) - 14
Add the chopped garlic and onions
cloves garlic - smashed(8)onion - chopped(1)cloves garlic - or parsley(4) - 15
Stir for a few seconds until it begins to sizzle in the oil and the onions soften
onion - chopped(1) - 16
At this stage, add in the chopped tomatoes and the roughly chopped basil leaves, some salt, sugar, black pepper corns and stir to combine well
salt - to tastetomato(5)basil leaves(5)onion - chopped(1)whole black pepper corns - crushed(1 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 17
We will now use a hand blender to coarsely puree the ingredients together to get a saucy texture
- 18
Cover the pan with the lid slightly ajar and simmer the mixture for 20 to 30 minutes until the sauce is thick
- 19
Keeping the lid slightly ajar helps to thicken the sauce by evaporating the excess water
- 20
To Make the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce RecipePreheat the oven to 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes and keep it ready
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 21
Take a pan and add two tablespoon of oil and bring to medium-high heat
- 22
Add in cloves of smashed garlic (not chopped) saute till it softens
cloves garlic - smashed(8)onion - chopped(1)cloves garlic - or parsley(4) - 23
Add in chopped pumpkin and sprinkle some salt and saute until it is roasted well
salt - to tasteonion - chopped(1)salt - to taste - 24
This will take about 10 minutes to cook and you can also close it with the lid and cook
- 25
Once the pumpkin is roasted well, add tomato basil sauce and penne pasta and give a good stir
penne pasta(300 grams)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 26
Sauté for 3-4 min till everything is well combined
- 27
Switch off the heat and transfer the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce into a ceramic pan and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake it in the oven till the cheese melts
penne pasta(300 grams)kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - cut into chunks(300 grams)mozzarella cheese(1/4 cup)tomato(5)basil leaves(5) - 28
Serve Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe along with Herbed Garlic Bread and Pizza Margherita for weeknight dinner
penne pasta(300 grams)cloves garlic - smashed(8)tomato(5)basil leaves(5)cloves garlic - or parsley(4)
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