5 unexpected pumpkin recipes

Pumpkin is called the queen of vegetables, and for good reason. All dishes from pumpkin and very useful and have a golden color. We selected some of the easiest and most delicious recipes for cooking pumpkin dishes.

Pumpkin Baked with Vegetables

Composition:

• potatoes - 500g
• sweet pepper - 4 pcs. (preferably multicolored)
• pumpkin - 500g
• carrot - 2pcs.
• onion - 2 pcs.
• garlic - 2 heads
• vegetable oil - 50g
• salt and pepper - to taste

Preparation:

Slice the pumpkin and peeled potatoes. Pepper seeds are removed and cut lengthwise into 4-6 parts. Carrots should be peeled and cut into large enough straws, and onions should be cut into half rings. Garlic does not need to be cleaned - you just need to wash the heads and cut each across. All vegetables folded in a bowl, pour oil, salt and pepper, add to taste spicy herbs and mix by hand. Place on a parchment tray and bake for 35-40 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. All vegetables should be soft.

Pumpkin soup

Composition:

• vegetable broth - 700 ml
• bulb onions - 1 head
• pumpkin - 800 g
• cream - 4 tablespoons
• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• garlic - 2 cloves

Preparation:

Pumpkin should be cut into slices, removing the seeds. Onions should be cleaned and cut into half rings, and the peeled garlic cloves simply crush. For 5 minutes, fry the onion in a deep saucepan on the oil, then add the garlic and fry 3 for another minute. Put pumpkin slices in a saucepan, salt and add a little coriander, pour the broth. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat, covered with a lid, about 20 minutes. And now you can serve the soup to the table as is, or you can pre-grind all its ingredients with a blender.

Pumpkin and Pork Stew

Composition:

• pork - 1 kg of pulp
• potatoes (large) - 3-4 pcs.
• pumpkin - 700-800 g
• bacon - 150 g
• onion - 1 pcs.
• garlic - 3 cloves
• tomatoes (fresh, frozen or canned in their own juice) - 4-5 pcs.
• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• salt and pepper - to taste

Preparation:

Cut the meat into small pieces, add salt and pepper, add seasonings to taste (nutmeg and ginger are especially good), mix and leave for a while - marinate. Pumpkin, potatoes (peeled) and bacon cut into cubes, onions - half rings, garlic - chop or skip through a press.

Heat the butter in a deep sauté pan, fry the bacon for 3 minutes. Remove the finished bacon, put half of the meat in the same butter, fry for 8 minutes. Then also fry the second portion of meat. Add everything to the bacon in a bowl.

For 5 minutes, fry the onion and garlic in a skillet. Add chopped tomatoes (if they are canned in their own juice - pour juice too), pour a glass of hot water into the 1 stew-pan. Bacon and roasted meat should also be put there. When it boils, reduce the heat, let it stew under the lid of the 10 minutes. After that, put the potatoes and pumpkin in a saucepan and cook for another half hour, salt to taste at the very end.

Pumpkin Pasta

Composition:

• any pasta (better in the form of bows) - 180 g
• small pumpkin - 1 pcs.
• cream - 0,5 cups
• honey - 1 table spoon
• grated cheese - 50 g
• salt and pepper - to taste
• dry sage and nutmeg - to taste

Preparation:

Wash and clean pumpkin seeds, cut off the peel. Cut into small cubes. Sprinkle with honey, sprinkle with dried sage, stir. Put the pieces of pumpkin in a parchment-laid form or on a baking sheet, put in an oven preheated to 180. After 15 minutes, remove, mix and bake for another 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, boil the paste. Make a sauce: put the cream in a saucepan, warm slightly, put grated cheese, salt and pepper, add spices to taste and chopped garlic. Mix everything, warm it for a few minutes and turn off the heat.

Mix pasta, sauce and pumpkin in portions.

Pumpkin Pie

Composition:

• pumpkin - 500 g
• orange - 1 pcs.
• almonds and hazelnuts - 100 g each
• butter - 20-30g
• flour - 150 g
• eggs - 150 g
• sugar (even better - honey) - 100 g
• powdered sugar - 3 tablespoons
• vinegar baking soda or baking powder
• salt - a pinch

Preparation:

Peel the pumpkin, remove the peel. Pulp gently grate on a medium or coarse grater. Chop the nuts, peel the orange and skip through the juicer. Grind egg yolks with sugar (honey) and butter. Mix with pumpkin, juice, nuts. Add whipped with powdered sugar proteins. Now enter the flour, which previously added baking powder. Pour the dough into a greased mold, bake for about 45 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

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