Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe, To Cook the Pasta In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil

Step 2: Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt

Step 3: Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until the pasta is cooked till al dente (just cooked)

Step 4: This process should take a good 12-15 minutes to get an al dente pasta

Step 5: Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process and prevent the pasta from sticking to each other

Step 6: Drizzle some oil on top of pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other

Step 7: To Make the Tomato Basil Sauce First boil the tomatoes with required water in a saucepan

Step 8: Once you see the tomato skin peeling, switch off the heat

Step 9: When the skins has peeled off you know the tomatoes are ready

Step 10: Peel the skin off the tomatoes, remove the core of the tomato and roughly chop them

Step 11: Do keep all the juices the tomatoes release, this will add body to the tomato sauce

Step 12: Keep the chopped tomatoes aside

Step 13: In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat

Step 14: Add the chopped garlic and onions

Step 15: Stir for a few seconds until it begins to sizzle in the oil and the onions soften

Step 16: At this stage, add in the chopped tomatoes and the roughly chopped basil leaves, some salt, sugar, black pepper corns and stir to combine well

Step 17: We will now use a hand blender to coarsely puree the ingredients together to get a saucy texture

Step 18: Cover the pan with the lid slightly ajar and simmer the mixture for 20 to 30 minutes until the sauce is thick

Step 19: Keeping the lid slightly ajar helps to thicken the sauce by evaporating the excess water

Step 20: To Make the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce RecipePreheat the oven to 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes and keep it ready

Step 21: Take a pan and add two tablespoon of oil and bring to medium-high heat

Step 22: Add in cloves of smashed garlic (not chopped) saute till it softens

Step 23: Add in chopped pumpkin and sprinkle some salt and saute until it is roasted well

Step 24: This will take about 10 minutes to cook and you can also close it with the lid and cook

Step 25: Once the pumpkin is roasted well, add tomato basil sauce and penne pasta and give a good stir

Step 26: Sauté for 3-4 min till everything is well combined

Step 27: Switch off the heat and transfer the Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce into a ceramic pan and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake it in the oven till the cheese melts

Step 28: Serve Baked Roasted Pumpkin Penne Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce Recipe along with Herbed Garlic Bread and Pizza Margherita for weeknight dinner