Ziti With Pumpkin: Ziti Alla Zucca

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 pound pumpkin, cut into julienne
• 1 cup water
• Salt and black pepper
• Pinch hot chile flakes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 pound uncooked ziti
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

1. In a large pan, heat the olive oil over high heat and add the onion, garlic, and pumpkin and cook 1 minute. Add the water, salt and pepper, lower heat to medium and cover, cooking until the pumpkin is soft, about 8 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and parsley and keep warm.
2. Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the ziti according to the package directions, until tender yet al dente. Toss the pasta with the cooked pumpkin 1 minute over high heat. Divide evenly among 4 warmed pasta bowls, topped with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

extravirgin olive oil, onion, clove garlic, pumpkin, water, salt, hot chile, parsley, freshly grated parmigianoreggiano

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/ziti-with-pumpkin-ziti-alla-zucca-50162804 (may not work)