Pumpkin Baked Ziti

Name: Pumpkin Baked Ziti
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 8 servings Butter, for greasing; 425 grams pumpkin puree; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 79 milliliters heavy cream (omit ingredient for Richard Simons version); 454 grams sweet Italian sausage (1 pound turkey sausage, for Richard Simons version); 2 Tbsps oil; 177 milliliters chopped onion; 237 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan (1/4 cup Parmesan, for Richard Simmons version); 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons salt; 454 grams ziti pasta, cooked (1 pound whole wheat ziti, for Richard Simmons version)

The recipe Pumpkin Baked Ziti could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 594 calories, 22g of protein, and 34g of fat per serving. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 461 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up salt, sausage, parsley leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter (

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8-ounce ramekins.

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Ramekin

Cook sausage in a large, deep skillet over medium heat until fat is rendered about 8 minutes.

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Sausage

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Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and set aside. Discard any fat from the skillet in excess of 2 tablespoons.

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Add onion, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes and oil to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally until soft; about 3 minutes. Stir in pumpkin puree, chicken stock and sage.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Chicken Stock

Canned Pumpkin

Garlic

Onion

Sage

Cooking Oil

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Mix together and add salt. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in cream and sausage. Simmer until the sauce comes together and is thickened slightly.

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Add cooked pasta and parsley to the skillet and gently toss all the ingredients together to coat. Divide the rigatoni mixture between the 8 prepared ramekins.

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