Bacon & pumpkin pasta

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• cinnamon and apple

  27 January 2008

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  31 March 2008

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• Lea Boche

  13 September 2008

  Lea Boche rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious, quick and easy.

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• Chantal

  19 November 2008

  Chantal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice flavours, and very quick. It misses a bit of a kick though, so I found that it needs quite a bit of seasoning. Will definitely make this again.

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• Belkey

  22 November 2008

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is really easy & straightforward, but I think the pumkin needs a little longer than 8 min. Also 3tbsp oil is too much as the pancetta throws out a lot of oil - I always put it straight into a warmed dry pan.

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• weeble cooks

  16 April 2009

  weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I didn't use any oil. I used bacon & added mushrooms & a good slug of white wine

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• K!

  17 April 2009

  K! rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Had some butternut squash to use up, so used instead of pumpkin. Was suprisingly really tasty considering so few ingredients. Also used smoked bacon, gives it more kick.

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• Fiona

  16 November 2009

  Fiona rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tasty and simple. The pancetta makes this dish tastier than another pumpkin recipe here just with pumpkin, spagetti, and lemon. The fresh sage is a must, a little difficult to find but definitely worth it.

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• Judi

  15 July 2010

  Judi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  delicious also nice if you substitute potato for the pasta

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• lworbey

  11 November 2010

  lworbey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We love this recipe and can't get enough of it. It's lovely with the butternut squash we grew this year!

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• EmmaJ4

  21 January 2011

  EmmaJ4 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was very easy to make. I used bacon and butternut squash, but the extra oil is uneccessary, the meal came out oily enough without it. I like suggestion above of adding white wine! I was unsure of the combination of pasta and butternut squash....it might have been better with pumpkin.

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• judes

  05 March 2011

  judes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is my favourite pasta recipe. Easy as butternut and sage come from our garden. I do most of the cooking but this is hubbie's speciality, it always tastes better when he makes it!

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• lruffles

  29 September 2011

  lruffles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy and very tasty, I added some chilli flakes to give it a bit of a kick and that really worked. Next time I'd toast some pine nuts to add a little more texture.

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• Tamara

  30 March 2012

  Tamara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i added cherry tomatoes as suggested and it was delicious! my friends were licking their fingers!

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• Ruth

  06 September 2012

  Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  nice and easy - but it does miss a wee bit of a kick. will try again with some of the other suggestions

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• lurvlyloz

  25 September 2012

  lurvlyloz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  we used sausages instead of bacon & added some chilli & tomatoes. was really nice. first time i'd had pumpkin and really enjoyed it.

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  28 March 2013

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Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 140g pancetta or bacon, cut into cubes
• 1 small onion , thinly sliced
• 25g butter
• 500g/1lb 2oz pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and diced
• 20g pack fresh sage , finely shredded
• 400g pasta (we used penne)
• 25g freshly grated parmesan , plus extra to serve

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 140g pancetta or bacon, cut into cubes
• 1 small onion , thinly sliced
• 25g butter
• 500g/1lb 2oz pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and diced
• 20g pack fresh sage , finely shredded
• 400g pasta (we used penne)
• 25g freshly grated parmesan , plus extra to serve

Per serving

634 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 81g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 5g, salt 2 g

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