Receta Clean Eating Mexican Pumpkin Rotini
I stock up on cans of pumpkin when they are “in season” as my local store here only carries it seasonally. I buy enough to last me all year long. (I do that with fresh cranberries too!) And I’m really glad I do because it allows me to dive into my pumpkin recipes before those cans ever arrive on my grocer’s shelves.
This year, our pumpkin patch opened on October 1st. Mini Chef had been home sick with a bad cold, but was on the mend and bouncing off the walls sitting at home. Eventually, I cracked and told him we could go to the pumpkin patch, but that we would only stay a short while and only buy 1 pumpkin.
2 hours, 7 carving pumpkins, 2 sugar pumpkins and 1 spaghetti squash later, we arrived home completely excited for jack-o-lanterns, costumes, trick-or-treating and all those delicious pumpkin recipes I haven’t dreamed up yet. It was a marvelous afternoon, and we have enough pumpkins to last us a while for sure.
Pumpkin is filled with good-for-you nutrients, but it doesn’t have to be served sweet. In fact, it’s excellent in savory dishes. For this recipe, I opened one of my cans. But I’ll be working on some of those pumpkins very, very soon. Can’t wait!
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Clean Eating Mexican Pumpkin Rotini
(Makes 10 servings)
Ingredients:
- 1 small red onion, chopped,
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/2 lb. frozen, organic corn
- 1 1/4 lb. ground turkey breast
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
- 1 tbsp. ground cumin
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, canned or fresh
- Salt to taste after cooking but before adding pasta (I used about 1/2 tsp., but do it to your tastes)
- Fresh, chopped cilantro for garnish
- Whole grain Rotini pasta, cooked separately to package directions
Directions:
Saute the onions in the coconut oil until they become translucent.
Add corn and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
Add the turkey, being sure to stir well so it crumbles well.
Stir in the spices.
When the turkey is very nearly done, add the chicken broth and the pumpkin. This will create a bit of a sauce.
When the meat is done, cool slightly and ladle over pasta. Top with fresh cilantro and serve.
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/2 cup and does not include pasta.)
Calories: 91
Total Fat: 2 gm
Saturated Fats: 1 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 35 mg
Sodium: 42 mg (does not include any you add)
Carbohydrates: 4 gm
Dietary fiber: 1 gm
Sugars: 1 gm
Protein: 15 gm
Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at MyFitnessPal.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.