TIP:Â For a smooth sauce, mash pumpkin before adding to sauce. If you prefer, thinly slice or coarsely grate zucchini. Try seasoning sauce with a pinch of ground nutmeg.
Ingredients
Method
Place bacon in a single layer on an oiled oven tray.
Cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until browned. Cool slightly. Cut into large pieces.
Meanwhile, boil pumpkin in a stockpot of water until very tender. Drain.
Heat same oiled, stockpot over a medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until soft. Return pumpkin to pot with tomatoes and cream. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Season with
salt and pepper.
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender. Stir in zucchini then drain, reserving ¹/³ cup cooking water. Stir pasta and cooking water into sauce with parsley.
Serve pasta topped with bacon.
