This week, I made a recipe inspired by Pinterest, one posted by a blogger in 2015 named Vodka and Biscuits I have on my “Fantastically Foodie” board (Shameless plug, I know, here’s the link).
I was in the mood to use my cast iron skillet, and I like to try and use what’s already in my pantry when I can — this week, that item happened to be canned pumpkin! It’s been so dull and dreary outside I wanted a warm, feel-good dish for meal prep this week.
Pumpkin Baked Ziti with Sage Sausage
Inspired by a recipe from: http://www.vodkaandbiscuits.com/2015/10/05/pumpkin-baked-ziti-with-sage-sausage/
Key takeaways from this meal prep recipe:
- You can absolutely make pumpkin into a savory sauce- adding in more fall spices mixed with a little heat from the red pepper flakes or chili powder helps to balance the natural sweetness of the pumpkin
- You can sub out multiple things in this recipe to better suit what you have on hand:
- Vegetable broth for Chicken Broth
- Sage sausage for Italian sausage
- Olive oil for Canola oil
- Red pepper flakes for Paprika or Chili powder
- Cast iron skillet for Saute pan & Oven safe baking dish
- Depending on the size of the container you use, I got about 7-8 single-serve Tupperware containers out of this for meal prep.
See the recipe we edited to make this non-dairy friendly here and let me know what you think!
Have you ever cooked with a cast-iron skillet before? Do you like using one over a saute pan or vice versa? Shout out in the comments below 😁🙌
F*ck the sauté pan, we all about the cast iron skillet in this b*tch. Gives the most splendid taste when you get that extra iron in your system. Love the blogs Sarah. from Anonymous Foodie (; XD
Haha I agree, probably one of my favorite kitchen gifts I’ve gotten for Christmas! Makes fantastic cornbread and brownies 😍 Thanks for the comment!
This sounds very good. How much do you use in pepper flakes to really liven it up and do you think Tones 6 Pepper Blend could be substituted instead? I am addicted to it. Buy it at Sam’s Club in a larger jar.
The recipe called for 1/4 tsp, but you could put as much as you wanted to, I’d suggest no more than a couple teaspoons unless you want your mouth on fire 😂 I haven’t been to Sam’s in years but absolutely make it your own with a pepper blend!
Looks like a good foodie week end. Too bad Zach does not eat Lobster. Looked yummy.
I think it’s the longest I’ve ever waiting for food but it was so worth it!