Oh, hayyyy carb lovers. Welcome to my world of chocolate and cakes and brownies and blondies and pancakes……. and pastaaaahhh. All lower in fat than normal stuff. Ok. Most lower in fat than normal.
After making that ever so creamy Lightened Up Chicken Carbonara, I was craving more good-for-me-stuff….. like I crave donuts and french toast. Something to cure our school holiday rainy-day-blues. And this was it.
Total comfort food.
As usual, my cravings never head in the direction of healthy. Or low fat. Oh you know, like carrot sticks and celery stalks (which, by the way, end up with peanut butter smeared all over them. Just saying.) I always end up craving buttery, oily and creamy anything. Sweet and savoury.
But I just can’t do that to ma’self. And this is a recipe I’ve used since my daughter was making me crave bad things while I was pregnant with her.
She’s the fussiest eater on the planet ladies and gentlemen, and she absolutely loves this. So it’s safe to say kids will devour this bowl full of pumpkin epicness.
No flour is needed for this. No béchamel nada. Because the pumpkin provides all the starch to thicken this beautifully and creamily without any addition of anything else. And when I read that back, I’ll be all, ‘Karina, what the hell are you talking about?’ It’s ok. The carbs are making me do it.
The soft chicken pieces in this perfect, comfort meal makes this super filling, you may need to unbutton a couple of buttons on your bell bottom jeans and the boots with the furrrr. Like our Creamy Champagne Chicken, this dis is so creamy, full of beautiful mouth watering flavours, with the perfect cheese touch from the parmesan. Try not to get obsessed with this bowl of pumpkin and pasta, new addiction alert! Like, you’ll be wanting more even though no more will fit anywhere, even after you’ve unbuttoned everything.
The next day you’ll be eating this for breakfast after dreaming about it all night. That type of addiction. And I know I’m not the only one. And that’s totally ok. Because your secrets are safe with me. If your still dreaming of carbs after this, try these other pastas: One Pot Mushroom Chicken Pasta Creamy Chicken Alfredo Fiery Lamb Ragu on Parpadelle One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo With Bacon … Read More
