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Tomatoes don’t always need to be the star when it comes to pasta sauce. Add some delicious slow-roasted pumpkin and feta, give it all a quick whizz in the blender, and you’ve got yourself an easy new pasta in your repertoire that the whole family will love. Source: kidspot
Ingredients
- Pumpkin500 g
- Tomatoes500 g
- Garlic4 cloves, (unpeeled)
- Olive oil1 tbs
- Feta cheese100 g
- Parmasan cheeseShaved, to serve
- Penne pasta400g
Common allergens (USDA)
Recommended after 12 months old
Steps
- 1. Preheat oven to 160°C (140°C fan-forced). Peel and chop pumpkin, and quarter tomatoes. Place in a baking pan with unpeeled garlic and oil. Toss to combine and season well with salt and pepper. Bake for 1-1.5 hours until soft and caramelised.
- 2. Place pumpkin and tomatoes in a blender or food processor with feta. Squeeze the garlic from skins and add to pumpkin. Blitz until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan.
- 3. Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain, reserving about half a cup of the cooking liquid.
- 4. Reheat sauce in saucepan, adding a little of the reserved cooking liquid to loosen it. Add cooked pasta and toss well to coat. Serve with parmesan and a side salad.
Key Nutrition
Calcium
Carbohydrate
Phosphorus
Potassium
Protein
Riboflavin
Fiber
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
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Roast pumpkin, tomato and feta pasta
kidspot
🌱 Staff
Complexity
Easy medium
Total Time
110 min
Serving Number
4
Age Suggestion: Baby-led Weaning (age-agnostic if not choking hazards)
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