Fall In Love Pumpkin Pasta

Pumpkin Pasta 

Not the most appealing in looks but divine in flavor and taste is this simple Pumpkin Pasta. For only $9.65 at Giant and 15 minutes of your time this savory dish will be the best start of October and your Fall recipe book. 

Ingredients

| Your Favorite Pasta Noodles                                | Pumpkin Spice Pasta Sauce

                       | Green Pepper                                                         | Mushrooms

                           | Italian Sausage                                                         | Onion

1. Boil your favorite pasta (I usually add a little salt 

and olive oil so the noodles are seasoned and not sticking) 

2. Rinse and chop your pepper

3. Repeat step for your mushrooms

4. I bet you haven't guessed what comes next. . . 

Same for your onions

5. Set aside for now

6. Rinse and season your Italian Sausage 

(or other meat of choice: chicken, steak, or even shrimp)

I seasoned to my preference- red pepper [for spice], garlic 

powder, season salt, basil, pepper. 

Next time I may try a maple seasoning I have.

7. Stir well and chop evenly to allow even browning. 

Cook on medium temperature until well cooked.

8. Drain excess grease from meat and set aside. Without rinsing, 

in same pan add your pepper, onion, mushroom mix and sauté until 

medium cooked. I chose medium because I wanted my peppers 

to be a little crunchy in my pasta. 

9. All the while my noodles have been cooking and now soft to my 

liking. Strain and re-add to large cooking pot you were using. 

10. Add Pumpkin Sauce (no special brand, just what I saw 

featured at Giant on their "Pumpkin Inspired" shelf) along with the 

other cooked ingredients. Heat and mix evenly. 

11. Pair with your favorite red wine so that with every 

sip your palette is refreshed to remind you of this savory 

meal and without question, enjoy!

What meat of choice did you use? 

Was the pumpkin over-bearing for you? 

Comment below and let me know how your Pumpkin Pasta came out. 

Beef Stroganoff

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Gather all ingredients and think of other recipes you could use with left over ingredients like mushrooms, sour cream, & pasta. 

1. Finely chop 2 cloves of fresh garlic. 

2. Heat butter & garlic in pan over medium heat. ( got to use my new Rachael Ray pot set. LOL I'm a little pressed) 

3. Rinse & Chop mushrooms ( I used a lot just because I love mushrooms) 

4. Add ground beef to garlic & butter; Season with your favorite seasonings(mine are pepper & Lawry's seasoning salt) 

*This is how the ground beef looked prior to adding the mushrooms*

5. Add chopped mushrooms to ground beef

*This is how the cooked ground beef & mushrooms look prior to adding the beef broth. 

6. Add the 2 Tbsp of flour and stir well. (Don't worry if it becomes a little thick in some areas )

7. Add beef broth

8. Add in noodles of choice (I prefer bowtie since I get more use out of 1 box vs. egg noodles)

9. Cover with lid and bring to boil

10. Reduce from boil to medium heat. Stir constantly to keep from sticking to bottom of pan

11. Enjoy a nice brew along the way. (LOL i was impressed with this Angry Orchard ginger. Taste just like Ginger beer but gives a slight buzz) 

12. Add in sour cream. Small portions throughout to help with even spreading

*This is how the meal looks prior to sour cream

*The final product after adding sour cream. 

I didn't think sour cream was necessary especially since the amount wasn't as much, but it does make a difference. It creates a slight sauce used throughout the pasta dish which give it an amazing taste. 

How did you like this dish? What did you do differently to add your own signature?(mine was add some seasoning and change the noodles)