Serves:

4

Description:

A delicious and easy to make winter meal or side dish.

Ingredients:

• 500g Jap pumpkin, cut into 1 cm slices
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• 500g fettuccine
• 2 capsicums, sliced
• 4 rashers lean bacon, cut into strips
• 1/2 bunch spring onions, sliced
• 1 cup freshly chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Method:

1. Pre heat oven to 200°C.
2. Brush a baking tray with a little of the oil, then combine 1 tablespoon of the oil with the garlic. Brush garlic oil over pumpkin slices and bake until tender, about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile get the fettuccine cooking in a large pan of boiling water.
4. Heat a large saucepan with remaining oil and stir-fry capsicums 3 minutes. Add bacon and spring onions and stir-fry 5 minutes.
5. Drain fettuccine when just tender and immediately toss with capsicums, bacon, spring onion, roast pumpkin and chopped parsley.
6. Top with toasted pine nuts and serve piping hot.

Recipe by: Vikki Leng

Website: vikkileng.com.au