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Pasta baked with pumpkin and broccoli
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Pasta baked with pumpkin and broccoli

40 min4 serv.20 февр. 2026 г.

Description

The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. These simple ingredients will make an excellent meal for a home lunch or dinner—don't believe it? Be sure to try making it! Aromatic, hearty... even those who don't like pumpkin will devour it. The cooking process is simple and quick enough. You can adjust ingredient proportions to your taste—use more broccoli, for example. Cooking is complete. Serve the dish immediately.

Instructions

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    1. First, bake the pumpkin in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes.

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    2. Cook the pasta, and in the meantime finely chop the bacon and fry it until browned.

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    3. Remove the fried bacon pieces from the pan, then sauté finely chopped onion in the bacon fat (if you have too little fat, add a spoonful of vegetable oil) until golden. Then add minced garlic and sauté for another couple of minutes.

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    4. Blend the baked pumpkin with cream into a puree using a blender. Add the fried bacon and pumpkin puree to the pan. Heat for a couple of minutes; if the mixture turns out too thick, add a little water or broth.

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    5. Cut the broccoli into small pieces.

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    6. Add to the pasta a couple of minutes before it's done. Cook together with the pasta for the remaining couple of minutes.

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    7. Transfer the mixture from the skillet to a bowl, add 2/3 of the grated cheese, dried basil, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

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    8. The pasta with broccoli is ready, drain it in a colander and let all the liquid drain off.

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    9. Mix the broccoli paste with the pumpkin-cheese mixture. This already tastes delicious :)

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    10. Grease the baking dish with oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place the pasta with the remaining ingredients into the dish and top with the remaining cheese.

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    11. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for at least 15 minutes. I baked it a little longer, as my family likes a crispy cheese crust.

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    12. That's it, the aromatic and delicious pasta casserole with broccoli and pumpkin is ready.