Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Cookinero 26 Nov 2025

Italians know a lot about food and can make a restaurant-worthy dish from the simplest and most accessible ingredients. One of the most ingenious inventions of Italian cuisine is all kinds of pasta. The rules for making them are quite simple: take pasta, add two main ingredients and sauce. This pasta with pumpkin and ham is made according to the same principle. Take fettuccine, pieces of sweet pumpkin and ham. Season with cream, and the most delicious dinner is ready.

How to cook Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Step 1

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Chop the onion into small cubes.

Step 2

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Cut the ham into thin strips.

Step 3

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Chop the garlic with a knife or put it through a press.

Step 4

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Place fettuccine in boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

Step 5

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Melt butter in a frying pan and add onion and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes until golden. Add ham and fry for another 3 minutes.

Step 6

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Place the pumpkin pieces in the pan and fry everything together for another 2 minutes.

Step 7

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Pour the cream into the pan and stir. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Simmer it over low heat for 1-2 minutes.

Step 8

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Add the cooked fettuccine to the pan and stir gently. Remove the pasta from the heat.

Step 9

Pasta with pumpkin and ham

Garnish the finished dish with parsley and cherry tomatoes.

Reviews: 0

0 Overall rating
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

Have you already prepared this recipe? Tell what you think.

Write a review

Will be displayed on the comment.
Your review must be at least 50 characters.

Trending

Fried pollock with broccoli

Pollock is one of the most popular fish in dietary cuisine. Pollock fillet contains many useful elements, vitamins, phosphorus and is low in calories. Broccoli and pollock go well together. For maximum benefit and to preserve the beneficial propertie

Czech style pork knuckle

The recipe for pork knuckle, or as they say in the Czech Republic, "veprova knelna", involves stewing the meat in beer for quite a long time and then baking it in the oven. Czech pork knuckle is juicy and tender baked meat with a unique aro

Baked pears with cottage cheese

There are those who love pears in their simplest and most natural form - "from the tree" or bought from a trusted market merchant, and there are adherents of pears baked, grilled or stewed in sugar syrup. This recipe is for the latter, alth

Azerbaijani kutabs

Kutaby (or gutaby) is a traditional Azerbaijani snack, a thin pie with a filling of ground beef or lamb with the addition of lamb fat. Onions, herbs, cheese, and sometimes even pumpkin are also used for the filling of kutaby. Kutaby are fried in a dr

Azu in Tatar style

Azu is a Tatar dish that gained popularity in Soviet times. Traditionally, azu is made from lamb or beef, with onions, potatoes and pickles added. Everything is cut into strips and stewed in tomato sauce.

Apricot and gooseberry jam

The combination of sunny apricot and amber gooseberry is already picturesque in itself. Since it is difficult to catch the moment of optimal ripeness of gooseberries, they are often picked while still green and sour. In this case, this is what we nee

Categories Menu Recipes
Top