Maya Henry’s Recipe: One-Pot Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

SPOT — WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY WE ARE HERE WITH HEALTH COACH, NUTRITIONIST AND VERY BUSY MOM ALONG WITH BLOGGER, MAYA HENRY

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE MAYA HENRY BACK AS A REGULAR PTL GUEST SHE IS HERE TO SHOW AN OVERALL GAME PLAN AS WELL AS A SHOPPING LIST WE ARE USING PUMPKIN AS A MAIN INGREDIENT OF OUR MEAL TODAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH, I THINK IT'S SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AND I ALREADY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT GETTING THE MEALS READY FOR NEXT WEEK

EXACTLY! WHEN YOU USE ONE INGREDIENT 10 CAN SIMPLE FIGHT, IF YOU USE IT IN CREATIVE WAYS LIKE WE ARE DOING THIS WEEK WITH OUR CREAMY PUMPKIN PASTA AND OUR TWICE BAKED POTATO WITH HAM AND PUMPKIN AND THE PUMP CONSUMED WITH HOLLOWING COMING UP, THIS IS A GREAT RECIPE BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU HOW TO DRAW A LITTLE SPIDERWEB IN THE SOUP — PUMPKIN SOUP WITH HALLOWEEN COMING UP, THIS IS A GREAT RECIPE BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU HOW TO DRAW A LITTLE SPIDERWEB IN THE SOUP PICK THIS ONE IS MAC & CHEESE I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOU LOOK IN THE POT, IT LOOKS LIKE MAC & CHEESE

MY DAUGHTER IS OBSESSED WITH NECK AND CHEESE, AS AM I MOST KIDS ARE THEY ARE GOING TO DIG RIGHT IN WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS RECIPE IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRAIN THE PASTA YOU COOK IT LIKE A RISOTTO

EVERYTHING IS IN THE POT I DID THAT WHEN I GOT HERE TODAY THEN I ADDED THE COCONUT TO AT THE CREAMINESS AND SOME PUMPKIN AND I BOUGHT — BOILS MY WATER IN AN ELECTRIC TEA KETTLE WHY DO YOU DO THAT? TO IT SAVES 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF COOKING TIME

YOU MAY SEE THAT IN COOKING COMPETITIONS AS OPPOSED TO OILING IT WERE — BOILING IT WERE — WHERE? ON THE STOVE AFTER YOU'VE DONE THE ONIONS AND ALL THAT STUFF, NOW YOU ARE ADDING IN YOUR RAW PASTA WITH NO LIQUID AT FIRST HOT WATER AND MY COCONUT MILK, STIRRING IT TO KICK — TO COOK IT LIKE A RISOTTO AND YOU ADD CHEESE AND SALT AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF

STARCH COOKS DOWN AND MAKES THE SAUCE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT STRAINING OUT OFF THAT'S ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS TECHNIQUE LET'S ADD THE PARMESAN AND TAKE THIS UP TO MAC & CHEESE LEVEL WHEN DID YOU AT THE PUMPKIN? BEFORE THE CHEESE? I ADDED IT BEFORE THE CHEESE IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE YOU USED A HALF A CAN OR A WHOLE CAN

REALLY A WHOLE CAN YOU CAN EXPERIMENT WITH WHAT YOU LIKE AT ALL OF THAT IN THERE WE ARE SORT OF GOING TO BE TRICKED INTO THINKING THIS IS A DELICIOUS RICH CHEESE SAUCE BUT WE ARE ADDING THIS PARMESAN AND IT REALLY MAKES THIS A HEALTHY MEAL LESS FATTENING, ARE YOU SAYING? YES, LESS FATTENING IN THE COCONUT MILK, TRADITIONALLY YOU MAY USE A HEAVY GREENE OR WHOLE MILK

THIS HAS LESS CALORIES AGAIN, IT'S ADDING A DIFFERENT SET OF NUTRIENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T COOK WITH COCONUT MILK, WILL IT ADD FLAVOR? MAYBE THEY ARE ON THE FENCE ABOUT COOKING WITH THIS WHICH WOULD BE BETTER FOR KIDS –? THE COCONUT MILK AND A LITTLE SWEETNESS AND YOU DON'T TASTE IT

WE HAVE A HALF TEASPOON OF NOT MAKE OKAY WHEN PEOPLE SAY PUMPKIN SPICE — THAT WENT ALL ON THE SPOON WHAT'S THIS, SAUL? A LITTLE BIT OF SALT I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ALL IN THERE

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A PASTA AND BOILING THE WATER, IS IT OKAY TO ADD THIS AT THE — TO THE WATER I ADDED AT THE END BECAUSE IT'S REALLY QUITE SALTY, THE PARMESAN YOU SALT THE WATER BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN? THAT MAKES SENSE [ LAUGHTER ] AND A FEW TWISTS OF THE PEPPERMILL BEFORE WE PUT THIS OUT FOR YOU GUYS

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR HERE WE GO GUYS DO YOUR KIDS LOVE THIS ONE? YES, I JUST TELL THEM IT'S MAC & CHEESE I CAN'T WAIT! TO WHILE WE ARE TASTING THIS, TELL US ABOUT THE PUMP CONSUMED WHAT WAS THE OTHER WHEN YOU MENTIONED? IT'S THE TWICE BAKED POTATO

— PUMPKIN SUTIL — SOUP WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU MENTIONED? IT'S THE TWICE BAKED POTATO A LOT OF THESE ARE ADOPTABLE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE FRIDGE AND ADD SOMETHING I OFTEN ADD BABY SPINACH AT THE END THIS BECOMES A ONE POT MEAL BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR VEGETABLE IN IT

YOU HAVE YOUR BAKED POTATO AND THEN YOU ARE TAKING OUT THE ACTUAL MEET AND MIXING AND PUMPKIN WITH THAT? YES, PUMPKIN AND A LITTLE BIT A PARMESAN IS THAT A LITTLE BIT OF ONION? TO S, WE SAUTI THAT IN THE POT — YES, WE SAUTIED THAT IN THE POT AND GOT THAT BROWN YOU HAVE THE PURIED PUMPKIN WHICH IS EASILY AVAILABLE IN THE STORE HOW DO YOU TRANSFORM THAT INTO SOUP? YOU COOK IT IN A VEGETABLE BROTH WITH ONION AGAIN GINGER AND CINNAMON AND MAYBE MORE NOT MAKE AND THEN YOU CAN PURIE IT IN THE BLENDER

IF YOU HAVE A HAND IMMERSION BLENDER YOU CAN USE THAT AS WELL TO GET THE CREAMY TEXTURE THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU GUYS YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO GET THIS RECIPE YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD HER

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