Pumpkin Rigatoni with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
This Pumpkin Rigatoni with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes is super flavorful and requires only 10-ingredients to make! A perfect and filling fall dish!
Servings: 4
Calories: 223.15kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin puree *
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1-2 shallots either 1 large or 2 small
- 2 tbsp sage about 8 leaves
- ½ cup cashews soaked for 4 hours
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt and black pepper plus more to taste
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 package of rigatoni pasta penne or ziti pasta works too
- handful of spinach
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- ½ cup shredded chicken
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with foil.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, garlic, shallots, and sage to the pan and coat with olive oil and a healthy pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Fold the foil over to cover the ingredients and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the tomatoes burst (check at the 15-minute mark).
- While the cherry tomatoes are in the oven, prepare the pasta by following the instructions on the package. I recommend making your pasta water salty.
- Carefully unfold the foil and pour the cherry tomatoes, garlic, shallots, and the juice into a blender.
- To the blender, add 1 cup of pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup of soaked cashews, and the balsamic vinegar. Blend until smooth.
- Taste and add more salt and black pepper as needed. If you like heat with your pasta, add a healthy pinch of red pepper flakes. If you like the taste of sage and want it to stand out in this dish, I recommend adding 1 tbsp at a time.
- You will obtain two batches of sauce. Either double the pasta or save the sauce in the fridge for 1-week or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- Add 1/2 of the sauce to a medium size pan over medium heat. Add 1-ladle of the pasta water and stir to make a thinner sauce.
- Add the noodles and mix to combine. At this time, you could add spinach or a protein source. Taste and add more salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
* Use canned pumpkin puree, or use homemade pumpkin puree.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 223.15kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.23g | Protein: 8.82g | Fat: 15.62g | Saturated Fat: 2.72g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.32g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.44g | Cholesterol: 13.13mg | Sodium: 605.6mg | Potassium: 400.12mg | Fiber: 3.04g | Sugar: 4.8g | Vitamin A: 9722.12IU | Vitamin C: 12.35mg | Calcium: 55.3mg | Iron: 2.91mg