Sweet And Spicy Pumpkin Turkey Pasta Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY PUMPKIN TURKEY PASTA

Steps:

• Spray a deep skillet with cooking spray. Add onions and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the skillet and bring to a boil. Add pumpkin puree, milk, chipotle peppers, sugar, sage, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Reduce to a simmer; cook until pasta ready.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt and rotini. Cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir cooked pasta into the skillet with the turkey-pumpkin sauce until evenly coated.

SWEET-AND-SPICY TURKEY PITAS

Steps:

• Toast 1 1/4 teaspoons curry powder in a skillet 20 seconds; let cool. Mix with 2 tablespoons cranberry sauce and 1/2 cup plain yogurt in a bowl. Add 2 cups chopped leftover turkey and 1/4 cup each chopped scallions and celery. Season with salt and add some toasted walnuts, if desired. Stuff into pitas lined with lettuce.

SWEET AND SMOKY TURKEY

Steps:

• Dry brine the turkey: Place the turkey in a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Rub the turkey liberally with salt and pepper. Place in the refrigerator, uncovered, 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat a gas grill for cooking over medium heat (about 350 degrees F).
• Set the turkey on the counter to take the chill off.
• Meanwhile, put the paprika, tomato paste, vinegar, guajillo chiles, caraway seeds, coriander, cumin, cayenne pepper and 3 cloves garlic in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add some olive oil just until a thick paste is formed. Taste and season with salt.
• Stuff the center cavity of the turkey with the onion, orange, lemon, thyme and the remaining 3 cloves of garlic. Rub the turkey generously all over with the spice paste. Tie the legs tightly together with kitchen twine. Tuck the wings underneath the turkey. Add 2 cups chicken stock to the pan and tent with aluminum foil.
• Place the roasting pan in the center of the grill, directly on the grates. Let cook for 45 minutes.
• Remove the foil and add 2 cups chicken stock. Close the lid and continue to cook until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F, about 35 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, add the honey to a small bowl. Once the temperature of the turkey reaches 145 degrees F, use a turkey baster to add 1/4 cup pan juices to the bowl with the honey and whisk to combine. Using a pastry brush, glaze the bird all over with the honey mixture.
• Close the grill and continue to cook until the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F, another 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the turkey and let rest 30 minutes (the internal temperature will continue to rise to 165 degrees F). Serve!

SWEET AND SPICY PUMPKIN TURKEY PASTA

Steps:

• Spray a deep skillet with cooking spray. Add onions and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the skillet and bring to a boil. Add pumpkin puree, milk, chipotle peppers, sugar, sage, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Reduce to a simmer; cook until pasta ready.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt and rotini. Cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir cooked pasta into the skillet with the turkey-pumpkin sauce until evenly coated.

SWEET AND SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat water in a soup pot, then add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add turmeric, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, and cayenne, and stir to combine.
• Add vegetable stock, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and lemon juice.
• Simmer on low-medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Stir in milk.
• Remove from heat, and puree soup in a blender or food processor or with a handheld immersion blender until smooth.
• Return soup to pan and heat over medium heat until hot-not boiling- about 5 minutes.
• Add salt to taste and garnish with parsley, if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN PASTA WITH SPICY PUMPKIN SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, combine tomatoes, scallions, garlic, oil, pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss to coat. Bake until softened, tossing halfway through, 30 to 40 minutes
• Meanwhile, cook pasta. Drain; return to pot. Toss with tomato mixture and cheese; season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls; sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.

TURKEY PASTA SUPREME

Steps:

• Cut turkey into 2-in. x 1/4-in. pieces. In a large skillet, saute turkey in butter until turkey is browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add the cream, basil, cheese and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. , Stir in pasta and toss to coat.