Pumpkin and sausage pasta

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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500g packet pasta shapes (bows or penne)

½ (about 400g) butternut pumpkin

2 chorizo or frankfurters (or any smoked sausage from the deli)

1 large red capsicum

1 red onion

spray olive oil

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Instructions

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1 Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water.

2 While the pasta is cooking, chop the pumpkin into evenly sized chunks of about 5cm. Put the pumpkin pieces in a dish in the microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes.

3 Chop the capsicum into 5cm chunks and slice the sausage into 5cm slices.

4 Spray a large pan with a little oil and place over a high heat. Fry the onion, sausage and capsicum until soft and browned slightly. Add the pumpkin to the pan and toss.

5 Drain the pasta and add to the pan, and mix everything together. Serve in bowls with a green salad.

Variations

Make it vegetarian: Use soy sausages instead of meat ones. Bean Supreme have a selection of delicious vegetarian sausages – even the biggest carnivore is likely to enjoy them!

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 568 cal

Kilojoules 2375 kJ

Protein 22.8 g

Total fat 10.9 g

Saturated fat 3.5 g

Carbohydrates 95.9 g

Sugar 12.3 g

Dietary fibre 7.7 g

Sodium 285 mg

Calcium 65 mg

Iron 3 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.