Pumpkin And Tomato Bake Food

CREAMY PUMPKIN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Cook and stir sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain sausage on paper towels and reserve 2 tablespoons grease in the skillet. Add oil to grease in the skillet; cook and stir onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the hot oil-grease until onion is soft, about 3 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth, pumpkin, bacon, Italian seasoning, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir cream and sausage into broth mixture and simmer until creamy and thickened, about 5 minutes. Add rotini and gently toss. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish and top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden brown, about 35 minutes.

PUMPKIN & POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until starting to soften (about 5 minutes). Lift the onions out with a slotted spoon and place in an ovenproof dish.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan, then tip in the garlic, chilli, pumpkin chunks, chopped potatoes and sage and toss them together in the hot oil until lightly browned all over. (This takes 5-6 minutes.) Add to the dish containing the onion.
• Scatter the two sorts of cheese over the vegetables, season and toss together until well mixed. Combine the stock and cream and pour over the vegetables.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the breadcrumbs and walnuts together until lightly browned. Stir in the parsley and scatter the crumbly mixture over the top of the vegetables. Put in the oven for 25-30 minutes until bubbling and golden brown. Serve hot, with a chicory salad (see link, right).

BAKED PUMPKIN AND CREAM PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange the squash on a baking sheet and spray with olive oil spray, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and roast to tender, 30 minutes. Puree in a food processor with the stock (or mash with the stock.
• Simmer the puree with the cream to thicken a bit; add half the cheese.
• In a skillet heat EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the kale and wilt.
• Cook the pasta to al dente and save a small ladleful of starchy cooking water just before draining. Toss the pasta with the puree, greens and starchy water; transfer to baking dish and top with more cheese. Cool and store.
• Bring the pasta to room temperature to bake. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake until brown and bubbly on top, 40 minutes or so from room temperature.

STUFFED PUMPKIN DINNER

Steps:

• Wash pumpkin; cut a 6-in. circle around top stem. Remove top and set aside; discard seeds and loose fibers from inside. Place pumpkin in a large Dutch oven. Fill with boiling water to a depth of 6 in.; add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the pumpkin is almost tender but holds its shape. Carefully remove and drain well; pat dry. , In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain well. Cool slightly; place in a large bowl. Add rice, tomato sauce, ham, eggs, garlic, oregano, pepper, vinegar and remaining salt. , Place pumpkin in a shallow sturdy baking pan. Firmly pack beef mixture into pumpkin; replace top. Leaving pan uncovered, bake at 350° for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes. Remove the top; if desired, use paper towel to remove excess moisture from top of meat. Slice pumpkin into wedges.

PUMPKIN AND TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Remove any seeds from the pumpkin and cut into 3/4 inch strips.
• Cook in boiling salted water for 2 or 3 minutes.
• Drain and dry thoroughly on paper towel.
• Dice strips into about 1/2 inch cubes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large fry pan.
• Brown the onions slowly.
• Stir in the sugar.
• Add the pumpkin, fry it gently until it starts to turn transparent.
• Place evenly in the bottom of a shallow baking dish.
• Heat the remaining oil.
• Add the tomatoes, garlic, herbs and half of the parsley to the pan.
• Season well with salt and cayenne.
• Cook gently, just until the tomatoes start to collapse, turn once being careful to keep tomato slices unbroken.
• When the moisture has reduced somewhat, spread the tomatoes, in neat rows, over the pumpkin pieces.
• Add a tablespoon of wine (or water) to the pan, whisk up the pieces and pour carefully over the tomatoes and pumpkin.
• Mix the remaining parsley with the crumbs and sprinkle evenly over the tomatoes and pumpkin.
• Dot with butter.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.

TURKEY IN BAKED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut a slice off the top of the pumpkins or squash to make a lid, then scrape out the seeds and stringy fibers from the pumpkin and lid. Season the inside with salt and pepper and place a tablespoon of butter inside each pumpkin. Place the pumpkins and lids on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat and saute the turkey cubes until they are golden on all sides. Use a slotted spoon or tongs to transfer the turkey to a plate and cover loosely. In the remaining fat, saute the onion and Poblanos with the salt and pepper until onions are soft, 35 minutes. Add the tomato and cook 20 minutes. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the turkey, along with the stock. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and parsnips and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the corn and stir well to combine. Remove from the heat and add the pears, apricots and chives. Adjust the seasoning. Add the rice. Transfer the contents of the saucepan to the pumpkin, filling the pumpkin and replacing the lid. Return to the oven and bake for 50 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.
• To serve, transfer the pumpkin to a serving platter and carefully spoon the stew directly from the pumpkin into individual shallow bowls. Watch that the pumpkin shell does not break when scooping. The pumpkin will be very soft inside and mash into the sauce to thicken it a little.

PUMPKIN-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine pumpkin, vegetable broth, white wine, and rosemary in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add onion and simmer for 10 minutes more. Remove rosemary sprig and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut potatoes into thick slices and place 1/2 of the potatoes in a baking dish. Cover with 1/2 of the tomato slices and 1 teaspoon oregano leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese.
• Pour pumpkin and cooking liquid on top. Cover with remaining potatoes and tomatoes. Sprinkle with remaining oregano. Mix remaining Cheddar cheese and bread crumbs together and evenly sprinkle over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and lightly browned on top, 25 to 40 minutes.

CREAMY PUMPKIN PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, shallow, flameproof casserole or frying pan over a low-medium heat and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10-15 mins until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, cook the pumpkin in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-15 mins until tender when pierced with a cutlery knife. Drain and tip into a blender (or use a hand blender). Blitz with 50ml milk and the onions until completely smooth, gradually adding more milk until the mixture is thick enough to just coat the back of a spoon (you may not need all the milk). Tip into a large frying pan with the tomato purée and mascarpone, and bring to a simmer over a low heat.
• Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, salted water following pack instructions. Drain, reserving a cupful of the cooking water. Toss the pasta with the pumpkin sauce, parmesan and 50-100ml of the reserved water to loosen. Season and scatter with extra parmesan.

PUMPKIN, BACON AND SUNDRIED TOMATO PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Cut pumpkin into small cubes. Toss lightly in oil. Roast at 200 degrees until tender.
• Fry bacon and onion in a little olive oil. When onion is nearly tender, add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Cook pasta until almost cooked, about 9 minutes in boiling water.
• Add soup, wine, milk & basil to bacon and onion mix, stirring well, simmer until hot. Add cheeses and stir to combine.
• Mix pumpkin, pine nuts, sundried tomatoes and sauce in with the pasta. Place into a 3L capacity oven safe dish. Top with extra grated cheese.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees.
• Remove from the oven and let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.