Baked pasta with fetta and pumpkin

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Cooking time: More than 1 hour

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Serves: 6

Type: Kids; Pasta; Cake; Family

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Ingredients

500g pumpkin, peeled, chopped
3 rashers bacon, rind removed, chopped
6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 tablespoons oil
400g rigatoni pasta
100g fetta, crumbled
1/2 cup parsley leaves, chopped
1/2 cup (50g) grated mozzarella

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 190C or 170C fan. Place pumpkin, bacon, garlic and half of oil in a baking pan and toss to coat. Cook for 30-40 minutes, until pumpkin is tender. Squeeze garlic from skin.

2. Meanwhile cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water according to packet directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid.

3. Combine pasta, pumpkin, bacon, garlic flesh, fetta, parsley and remaining oil in a 10-cup ovenproof dish. Pour over reserved liquid and top with mozzarella. Bake for 25 minutes, until golden.

Makes 1 1/4 cups of sauce.

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