Pumpkin Orzo with Roasted Hennep Seeds
A super creamy pumpkin sauce pasta with roasted hennep seeds.
Cooking time 10 minuten min
Oven time 45 minuten min
Total time 55 minuten min
course Main
cuisine Mediterranean
servings 2 persons
calories 587 kcal
Orzo
- 300 g orzo (pasta)
- 800 ml water
- 1 tsp salt
Sauce
- 400 g butternut squash (pieces)
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 40 g hennep seeds
- ½ orange juice
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
- 250 g mushrooms
- 300 g chicken fillet (optional)
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
In a oven dish, add olive oil, butternut squash, garlic, onion, salt, pepper. Cover it with aluminum foil and roast for 30-40 minutes.
Bring the water to the boil with a little salt in a saucepan. Add the orzo and cook for about 8 minutes. Don't drain the water.
Meanwhile fry the chicken and cut the mushrooms.
Add the mushrooms to the chicken.
Blend all the ingredients for the sauce, except for half of the hennep seeds. Save these for on top.
Add the sauce to the pasta. Serve it with the chicken, mushrooms, hennep seeds. Tomatoes and burrata is optional.
Vegan: use soy cream and remove the chicken.
Seasoning: cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
Sugar: 2.2gFiber: 1.3gCalories: 587kcalSaturated Fat: 6.6gFat: 18.4gProtein: 57.2gCarbohydrates: 47.1g
keyword 15-minutes, 5 ingedients, Orzo, Pasta, pumpkin, pumpkin pasta