Pumpkin Alfredo with chickpea pasta
By Asha
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Serves: 5
Cals 417/ C 41g/ P 30g/ F 11g
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Ingredients
- 1 tsp stock powder
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 180g button mushrooms
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 85g cashew nuts, soaking in stock
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- 900g butternut squash, cubed
- 400g tinned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- Pepper to taste
- 60g Eco Organics chickpea fettuccine – per serveÂ
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Method
- Make the stock with the powder and enough boiling water to cover the cashews.
- Preheat the oven to 225 and line a tray with baking paper.
- Roast the pumpkin cubes for 15-20 minutes or until soft and browning. Set aside to cool.
- In a pan, fry the onion for 5 minutes in the olive oil and salt. Add the garlic and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Combine the cooled pumpkin, cashews with the stock, garlic and onion, paprika and pepper. Blend until smooth.
- In the same pan as the onion, gently fry the mushrooms until softened, stir through the cannellini beans until warmed.
- Prepare pasta per instructions.
- Serve the pasta with â…• of the sauce and mushroom mix.