Savoury Pumpkin Spice Recipes as seen on CTV Your Morning Ottawa

As someone who’s borderline obsessed with pumpkin spice and pasta, I couldn’t let National Pasta Day (today!! Friday, Oct 17th) pass without combining my two favourite “P’s”: Pumpkin Spice & Pasta! And I had the pleasure of doing just that on CTV Your Morning Ottawa.

I shared two savoury pumpkin recipes featuring a touch of pumpkin spice: Char’s Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake, made with Italpasta Artisan Gemelli (DYK: Italpasta is made in Canada with premium, non-GMO 100% Canadian wheat? Click here for more info) and topped with a Seedy Sourdough Topping. This autumn-inspired pasta dish comes together in about 20 minutes – perfect for a quick, flavour-packed weeknight supper.

I also made my Pumpkin White Bean Dip: a delicious, nutritious dip and/or spread that whips up in minutes. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to eat more veggies (and sneak in some extra plant protein), this dip’s for you!

Always a pleasure cooking up a storm on CTV Your Morning Ottawa with Will Aiello.

Homemade Pumpkin Spice

~ click here for recipe

Char’s Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

~ click here for recipe.

Two of my favourite ‘P’s’ = pasta and pumpkin!! If you’re a fan of these two ‘P’s’ as well – this pasta bake might just change your life. Seriously, it really is THAT good.

Char’s Pumpkin White Bean Dip

Enjoy the festive flavours of autumn all year long with this healthy and delicious dip.

Ingredients

• 1 (540 mL/19 oz) can white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) pure pumpkin puree (*not pumpkin pie filling)
• ¼ cup (60 mL) tahini
• 2 tsp (10 mL) cider vinegar
• 2 tsp (10 mL) minced fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¾ tsp (3 mL) salt
• ½ tsp (2 mL) pepper
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) pumpkin spice
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) olive oil
• Garnish: small handful of dried cranberries and green pumpkin seeds
• Drizzle of olive oil

Directions

1. Place beans in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until finely chopped.
2. Add pumpkin puree, tahini, vinegar, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper and pumpkin spice.
3. Pulse until mixture is well combined, scraping down sides of bowl when needed. With the motor running, drizzle in olive oil. Pulse until very smooth (if mixture is too thick for your liking, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or oil and pulse until well combined.
4. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days (be sure to stir well before serving).
5. Place dip in a serving dish and garnish with cranberries, pumpkin seeds and drizzle of olive oil. Serve with crackers, toasted pita wedges and veggie sticks.

Tip:

• For a festive fall flare: hollow out a very small pie pumpkin and use as a serving “dish”.
• This dip makes a perfect sandwich spread (instead of mayonnaise).

Hungry for more savoury and sweet pumpkin spice recipes? If you answered ‘yes’, click here.

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