carbonara with pumpkin puree and bacon

With the addition of one of fall’s flavor superstars—pumpkin, of course!—spaghetti carbonara gets a seasonal twist that’ll have you craving it all season long. Adding pumpkin puree gives a creamy, silky, and subtly sweet boost to the otherwise simple sauce. Paired with bacon and plenty of Parmesan, this under-an-hour pasta dinner is one of our top savory pumpkin recipes of all time.

This meal is plenty filling all on its own, but if you really want to go all out for date night or an extra-special weeknight dinner, we recommend serving this pasta alongside some of our favorite fall sides. Some of our top choices: our simple pear salad, our roasted fennel, our homemade cornbread (or pumpkin cornbread, if you really love the theme), or our roasted green beans.

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