Pumpkin Pasta
Serves 6
10 mins prep
15 mins cook
0 mins total
This Pumpkin Pasta is a one-pot meal loaded with ground beef and pasta shells in a creamy cottage cheese pumpkin sauce. Full of fall flavors, this is a great recipe to warm you up on cold winter nights. It's like hamburger helper went to the pumpkin patch drinking a pumpkin spice latte and came home a high protein, light but hearty meal that's also ready in less than 30 minutes.
Optional Garnish
Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent.
Add the ground beef and cook, breaking into bite size pieces, until cooked through. Approximately 5 minutes. Add the salt, chipotle powder, cumin, rosemary and pepper. Stir to combine.
Add the uncooked pasta, beef broth and water to the pan, stirring to submerge the pasta shells as best as possible. Bring to a boil and reduce to medium heat. Cook, stirring often for 12-14 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
Optional, add the cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, tomato paste and cinnamon to a blender and blend so the cottage cheese is smooth. Or, just add in chunky, I promise it doesn’t effect the taste or texture of the pasta.
Add the cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, tomato paste and cinnamon directly to the pan with the pasta. Stir and cook for a few additional minutes to warm through and evenly coat the pasta shells.
Adjust with salt and pepper to taste, serve and enjoy!