Pumpkin Zig Zags With Roasted Pepper Sauce

I am definitely all for the pumpkin season this year, and today I have something special for you.

I found these cute mini zig-zags at Trader Joe’s and could stand buying a package. Since I’m trying to eat healthily and consume more vegetables, zig-zags turned out to be an excellent substitution for actual pasta.

Keep this recipe in your bookmarks if you don’t want to overindulge yourself with turkey and gravy this Thanksgiving 

I have been trying to expose myself to pumpkin for many years but couldn’t find a tasty dish or recipe that would make me fall in love with this ingredient. It took me a few years learning culinary arts and then working as a chef to actually start creating delicious recipes using ingredients that I don’t really like.

Recently I started experimenting with pumpkins so much, that I actually ended up with a couple of go-to recipes.

Now, let’s see how we can make you fall in love with the pumpkin.

Serving size:

2 plates

Ingredients:

• 2 red peppers

• 15 cherry tomatoes

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 350 g of pumpkin zig-zags

• 3 tbsp of parmesan cheese grated

• 15 g butter

• 4 tbsp chives chopped

• 4 tbsp of water

• 2 tbsp of olive oil

• Salt

Nutritional value per serving:

• Calories 222

• Fat 13.4g

• Carbs 21.1g

• Fiber 5.7g

• Protein 6.4g

Method:

Preheat oven to 400F/200C.

Cut the peppers into small strips and tomatoes in halves. Mix with olive oil salt and roast for 15-20 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a nonstick stainless steel pan. Reduce the heat to medium and add minced garlic. Cook for 30 seconds and then add pumpkin zig-zags and 3 tablespoons of water.

Cook, stirring until the pumpkin softens for about 10 minutes.

Take the peppers and tomatoes out and put the into a blender. Add salt, olive oil and purée until smooth sauce is formed.

Add the sauce to pumpkin zig-zags and cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve with gated parmesan cheese and freshly chopped chives.

Bon Appetit!