Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Osteria Towards Tuscany

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 pound pumpkin, cut into julienne
1 cup water
Salt and black pepper
Pinch hot chile flakes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 pound uncooked ziti
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Directions

In a large pan, heat the olive oil over high heat and add the onion, garlic, and pumpkin and cook 1 minute. Add the water, salt and pepper, lower heat to medium and cover, cooking until the pumpkin is soft, about 8 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and parsley and keep warm.

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the ziti according to the package directions, until tender yet al dente. Toss the pasta with the cooked pumpkin 1 minute over high heat. Divide evenly among 4 warmed pasta bowls, topped with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

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recipe Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca
Tamara Albuquerque, NM 10-29-2009
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too much effort
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

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.Read more
recipe Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca
Anonymous 08-28-2007
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Good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

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!Read more
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Marc valencia, CA 11-21-2005
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Decent, but a little bland
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

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?Read more
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Monica Front Royal, VA 11-14-2005
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It was alright...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

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?Read more
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Anonymous 10-06-2005
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yum
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love pumpkin and this was easy and great!! I added some spicy chicken sausage too and it was fabulous. Thanks!
recipe Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca
Anonymous 05-14-2005
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Pasta & Pumpkin
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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.Read more