Autumn has come, and with it the pumpkin season is already on the doorstep. A bright aromatic vegetable is useful for blood vessels, immunity, cleansing the body and normalizing blood pressure. It is also very versatile, because it is suitable for literally everything - appetizers, soups, main courses or desserts. Here are 15 quick and delicious pumpkin recipes!
1. Millet porridge with pumpkin
Let's start with a classic recipe that everyone is familiar with from childhood!
You will need: 750 g pumpkin, 1.5 cups millet, 3 cups water, 1 tsp. salt.
Preparation: Finely chop the peeled pumpkin, cover with water and boil for 15 minutes. Pour millet into it and boil for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Before serving, let the porridge brew under the lid for half an hour and add the butter.
2. Baked pumpkin with cheese
It is difficult to think of a simpler and at the same time very tasty recipe for how to cook a pumpkin!
You will need: 1 pumpkin, 500 g of cheese, 1 liter of heavy cream, 50 g of butter, salt, nutmeg, pepper.
Preparation: Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scoop out the bones with a spoon. Pour the grated cheese inside a third of the volume, pour cream, not reaching the edge, add butter and spices. Bake the pumpkin for an hour in the oven at 180 degrees, or a little longer if it is too large.
3. Stewed pumpkin with herbs
The aroma of pumpkin prepared according to this recipe is simply impossible to convey in words!
You will need: 1 kg pumpkin, 100 g butter, 1 tbsp. sugar, 300 ml of broth, 1 tbsp. Provencal herbs, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Cut the pumpkin into cubes and fry it in butter, sugar, spices and herbs. When it turns golden, add the broth and stew under the lid until soft, stirring occasionally. Before serving, quickly fry the pumpkin over high heat so that the excess liquid evaporates.
4. Creamy pumpkin soup
If you like bright and beautiful dishes, then it's time to make pumpkin cream soup!
You will need: 300 g pumpkin, 150 g celery root, 150 g carrots, 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic, 1 tsp. ginger root.
Preparation: Cut the pumpkin and carrots into equal pieces, cover with water and boil until soft. Fry onion with garlic and celery, add ginger, combine with pumpkin and beat with a blender.
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5. Pumpkin with apples and nuts
Another simple baked pumpkin recipe that even beginners can make.
You will need: 1 pumpkin, 3 apples, a handful of walnuts, 1 tsp. olive oil, a pinch of cinnamon, honey.
Preparation: Cut the pumpkin into thin slices and the apples into slices three times thicker than the pumpkin. Grease the foil with oil, put the pumpkin, apples on it, and sprinkle with cinnamon nuts on top. Cover everything with foil and bake in the oven at 180-200 degrees for 20 minutes.
6. Pasta with pumpkin and onions
Pasta or spaghetti with pumpkin is not the most obvious combination. The more interesting it will be to cook a delicious dish according to such a recipe!
You will need: 100 g pasta, 1 cup grated pumpkin, 1 onion, 1 tsp. capers, spices.
Preparation: Grate the peeled pumpkin on a coarse grater and add it to the onion pre-fried in butter. Add a little water and extinguish everything together until soft. Put capers, pre-boiled pasta into the pumpkin, stir and garnish with herbs.
7. Risotto with pumpkin
The bright orange color will make the pumpkin risotto the real king of the feast!
You will need: 700 g pumpkin, 700 g rice, 4 shallots, 150 g butter, 1.5 l broth, 100 ml brandy, 6 tbsp. greens, 6 cloves of garlic, parmesan.
Preparation: Fry the shallots in butter and garlic, add pumpkin cubes to them and fry for 10 minutes over high heat. Pour in brandy and stir until alcohol evaporates.
When the pumpkin has softened, crush it with a crush in the skillet. Add rice, stir, fry for 2 minutes and pour in the first ladle of broth.Add each new portion of broth as the previous one boils down, and at the end add herbs and parmesan.
8. Bulgur with pumpkin and apples
A quick and tasty recipe with a variation of pumpkin porridge. If you are tired of millet, then cook bulgur!
You will need: 100 g pumpkin, 150 g bulgur, 20 g sugar, 200 ml milk, 70 g apples, 40 g butter, 300 g dried apricots, a pinch of cinnamon, mint.
Preparation: Cut the peeled pumpkin into small cubes, chop the dried apricots, and fill the bulgur with milk and water 1: 1. Add pumpkin, dried apricots and half of the sugar to it, boil and boil for 20 minutes over low heat, adding water as it boils.
Chop the peeled apples and caramelize them in the butter and the remaining sugar. Add apples to the porridge, pour the remaining syrup in the pan and garnish with mint and cinnamon.
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9. Pumpkin casserole
Orange manna with pumpkin will not leave anyone indifferent!
You will need: 750 g pumpkin, 1 glass of sugar, 4 eggs, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1.5 cups semolina, 5 tbsp. flour, 1 tsp. soda, 1 tsp. lemon peel, cinnamon, vanillin, salt.
Preparation: Beat the whites with half the sugar and salt until a firm foam, and rub the yolks with the second part of the sugar. Mix yolks with dry ingredients and grated pumpkin, and then slowly add whites to them. Bake in a pan for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
10. Miracle with pumpkin
Miracle - thin and unleavened cakes with a filling that can be cooked very tasty with pumpkin!
You will need: 300 g flour, half a pumpkin, 3 onions, 2 handfuls of walnuts, 100 g butter, salt and spices.
Preparation: Chop the nuts and pour boiling water for an hour, and sodium pumpkin on a coarse grater. Fry chopped onions in butter, add pumpkin with nuts and season.
Knead flour dough, 1 tsp. salt and 150 ml water, roll into thin round cakes. Fill the miracle with the filling and fry in butter on both sides.
11. Pumpkin salad with pomegranate
Make a Georgian pumpkin salad with pomegranate and pomegranate sauce!
You will need: 1 kg pumpkin, 300 g arugula, a quarter of a pomegranate, 2 tsp. pomegranate sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 50 ml of nut oil, a pinch of red pepper, half a lemon and an orange each, a handful of walnuts, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Sprinkle the peeled and chopped pumpkin with olive oil, season and bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees. Combine orange and lemon juice with peanut butter and spices.
Roast walnuts, mix with pomegranate seeds and sprinkle with arugula. Lay out the cooled pumpkin, fields of dressing and pomegranate sauce.
12. Pumpkin muffins
This delicious pumpkin muffin has a very beautiful color and texture!
You will need: 400 g pumpkin, 2 cups flour, 3 eggs, 1 cup vegetable oil, 180 g sugar, 1 tbsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. cinnamon, nuts and raisins.
Preparation: Grate the pumpkin on a coarse grater, and grind the butter with sugar and eggs. Combine the ingredients, add flour and baking powder, cinnamon, raisins and nuts. Bake the muffins in the oven for about 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
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13. Pumpkin cookies
You can make delicious pumpkin cookies in just half an hour!
You will need: 100 g pumpkin, 1 egg, 50 g butter, 1 cup flour, 0.5 cups sugar.
Preparation: Grind the egg with sugar, and stir the melted butter with flour. Combine both mixtures and add the grated baked pumpkin to the dough. Spoon the dough onto the parchment and bake in the oven for about 12 minutes at 160 degrees.
14. Pumpkin jam for the winter
If you really love pumpkin, then it is easy to make jam from it, which will be useful to you throughout the year!
You will need: 1 kg pumpkin, 800 g sugar, 1 orange.
Preparation: Cut the peeled pumpkin into cubes, cut an orange there, add sugar and leave to stand overnight. In the morning, bring the container to a boil, boil for half an hour and pour the pumpkin jam into sterilized jars.
15. Cottage cheese and pumpkin pie without dough
If you want a quick and easy dessert - make a pumpkin curd pie!
You will need: 300 g pumpkin, 400 g cottage cheese, 100 g sugar, 150 g sour cream, 3 eggs, 4 tbsp. flour, a pinch of salt.
Preparation: Grind the pumpkin and cottage cheese until smooth and add all the other ingredients. If desired, season the pie mixture with spices and put it in the oven at 180 degrees for an hour.