Healthy Creamy Kabocha Pumpkin Pasta Recipes

SIMMERED KABOCHA PUMPKIN AND FRIED TOFU WITH SWEET SOY SAUCE

This is a kind of traditional Japanese nimono. It's really good for lunchboxes too. You can get Japanese kabocha pumpkin at a Japanese market, Chinese market, or another Asian market. The dish is even better the next day as leftovers (served hot or cold).

Provided by kyoko

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Simmered Kabocha Pumpkin and Fried Tofu with Sweet Soy Sauce image

Steps:

Soak kabocha in a bowl of water for 15 minutes. Drain.
Combine kabocha squash, dashi stock, fried tofu, onion, sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Cover with aluminum foil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until kabocha squash is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove aluminum foil carefully.
Cool before serving, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.1 g, Cholesterol 1.2 mg, Fat 15.4 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 914 mg, Sugar 19 g

Ingredients

½ kabocha squash - seeded, peeled, and cut into 2-inch cubes
2 cups prepared dashi stock
1 (10 ounce) package fried tofu, cut into 16 pieces
¼ onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons sake
3 tablespoons mirin
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 pinch salt

JAPANESE STYLE SIMMERED SWEET KABOCHA

This is a Japanese style sweet and savory pumpkin recipe. Kabocha has slightly sweet taste, and it is cooked in many different ways in Japanese cuisine. For example, tempura is a popular way to cook kabocha. Cut kabocha into thin slices to make tempura. Also, simmering is a common way. Kabocha tend to keep its shape even if it's simmered. This is a great side dish to accompany a Japanese meal.

Provided by Japanese Delight

Categories Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Japanese Style Simmered Sweet Kabocha image

Steps:

Cut kabocha into small chunks about 1 and 1/2 inch cube.
Leave skin on (the texture of the cooked skin is great!).
Put dashi soup stock, sugar, soy sauce, and kabocha chunks in a pan.
Place the pan in high heat and bring it to boil.
Turn down the heat to low.
Simmer kabocha until the liquid is almost gone.
Serve warm or cold. (I prefer it cold).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 42, Sodium 502.8, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 9.6, Protein 0.9

Ingredients

1 lb Japanese pumpkin, kabocha
3/4 cup dashi stock
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce

CREAMY PUMPKIN PASTA

Pasta smothered in a creamy smooth pumpkin sauce, that has an excellent flavor and not an overpowering pumpkin taste. Very quick and easy!

Provided by Honeypot

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta image

Steps:

Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pumpkin puree, vegetable broth, half-and-half, parsley, nutmeg, white pepper, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Top pasta with pumpkin sauce and Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 629.6 calories, Carbohydrate 102.3 g, Cholesterol 31.3 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 8.3 g, Protein 18.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 535.4 mg, Sugar 9.6 g

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 sweet onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable broth
⅔ cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
⅓ teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste
¼ teaspoon white pepper
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound tri-color rotini pasta
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste