This pasta dish makes for a warming, seasonal treat for World Pasta Day — or any day. Looks and tastes impressive, but it’s quick and easy made with canned pumpkin purée. Make sure it’s 100% pumpkin puree, not sweetened pumpkin pie filling. This is pumpkin in all its savory glory — with its deep, earthy notes and a natural hint of sweetness.
Pairing pumpkin with the woodsy flavor of rosemary is an Italian classic. So is pairing it with
pancetta and Parmesan. So we keep the rosemary, the smokiness and richness, but save the animals — they’re our friends. A drop of syrupy, aged balsamic to finish seems crazy but really dials up the flavors — it’s like pumpkin in HD.