Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca

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I made this with a small sugar pumpkin and fresh parsley from the garden. It was very simple to make and turned out delicious. It had a mild pumpkin flavor with a brothy sauce. I will definitely make it again!

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I was really excited to make this, but it was overall very disappointing. My husband and I found that there was relatively no flavor. Definitely not worth all the work that it takes to use fresh pumpkin.

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This was quite good, and packs a lot of nutrition. I made some adjustments based on the reviews. I used 1 tablespoon of oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/8 tsp of red pepper flakes, and frozen pureed squash (zucca, after all, just means "squash" in general in Italian. Topped it with some toasted pine nuts, lots of parsley, and a squeeze of lemon. Very yummy!

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I made this dish twice, and I agree with a previous reviewer about the subtlety of the pumpkin. It's hard to pick up the taste of the pumpkin, which is frustrating giving the work involved in preparing it. In general, I found the dish bland the first time I made it. The second time I made it, I increased the amount of pepper and chili flakes to give the dish more flavor, but the taste of the pumpkin was completely lost. Perhaps the addition of a little cinnamon, nutmeg, or sage would help?

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Perhaps I could use some tips on how to easily extract the flesh of a pumpkin...I felt this dish was a LOT more work than it was worth.

It had a little too much onion for my tastes, which overwhelemed the subtlety of the pumpkin. Adding the cheese helped quite a bit, but I think this recipe could use a little tweaking--reduce the onion and maybe add some more spice--nutmeg, maybe?

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I love pumpkin and this was easy and great!! I added some spicy chicken sausage too and it was fabulous. Thanks!

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I simply love pasta & pumpkin - whether
it's part of a sauce or as a filling for tortellini, cannelloni, manicotti, etc. Not to mention in soups, desserts, breads, etc,etc. LOL!
It's wonderfully versatile foods.
Toasted pinenuts, filberts; toasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top of cheese would be quite tempting, as well.