Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F

Step 2

Chop pumpkin into pieces, cut the skin off and place in a baking dish. Chop the top off the garlic heads and place into the same dish

Step 3

Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the pumpkin and garlic and season with salt. Massage the oil into the vegetables so they are all nicely coated and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes. Check with a fork or toothpick that the pumpkin has softened

Step 4

Allow to cool slightly then squeeze the garlic bulbs so that the flesh pops out and into the pumpkin dish. Using an immersion blender or blender, blend the pumpkin and garlic until smooth and there are no chunks

Step 5

Boil pasta in heavily salted water. At the same time, saute the sage leaves in a skillet over medium heat with a spoon of olive oil for a few minutes

Step 6

Remove the sage leaves once crisp and add the red pepper flakes. After a minute add the pumpkin puree with a ladle of pasta water

Step 7

When the pasta is almost cooked and al dente, add pasta straight to the pan. Add grated parmesan cheese along with a ladle of reserved pasta water. Gently mix until well combined, adding more pasta water if needed or if too thick

Step 8

Top with the crispy sage leaves, freshly grated parmesan cheese and ground black pepper and enjoy your delicious pumpkin pasta !