Pasta Bake with Pumpkin Tomato Sauce

Name: Pasta Bake with Pumpkin Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb. dry pasta of choice ((such as mezzi rigatoni, shells, ziti or any other tubular pasta, fusilli, or farfalle)); 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts; 1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh sage leaves, divided; 2 Tbsp. olive oil; 8 oz. cremini (baby bella) mushrooms, sliced; 1 yellow onion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes; 3 to 4 handfuls fresh baby spinach; 1 tsp. dried oregano; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1/2 tsp. black pepper; 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg; 3 cups vegetable broth; 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin purée; 1/3 cup grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for topping; 1 1/2 cups freshly shredded fontina cheese, divided

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:30min

Cheesy pumpkin pasta with mushrooms, spinach, creamy pumpkin tomato sauce, and buttery walnut-sage topping. This baked pumpkin pasta sneaks veggies into every bite and will surely be a fall favorite.

Updated at: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:08:53 GMT