Pumpkin Stuffed Shells

It is the first day of Fall and time for all the pumpkin goodness! This delicious pumpkin stuffed shell recipe will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving menu, especially for all your guests who love pasta dishes.  Don’t forget to save the recipe. I guarantee that there won’t be any leftovers.

Daevyd loves pasta in all forms so he asked me to make him stuffed shells. He also wanted to help me prepare them so I allowed him to help me with filling.

I added some pumpkin puree to the filling knowing that Daevyd wouldn’t mind me doing so because the color reminds him of cashew cheese which he loves. I also figured that this  was such a great way to add Vitamin A plus several other beneficial nutrients to his diet.

I wanted to actually bake the stuffed shells it in a pumpkin flavored cashew sauce but Daevyd requested pasta sauce instead. Well, I gave in since he agreed to the pumpkin puree being added to the filling, plus he helped me to prepare it. We were both happy!

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Since it’s pumpkin season, I will also mention that there are so many varieties of pumpkins around this time of year.  It’s fun trying the different ones. If you haven’t tried the Jamaica version as yet, you should really be adventurous and do so. It’s delicious in soups and stews and it tends to be firmer and sweeter. I used it to make this delicious version of Jamaican Pumpkin Soup that is a guaranteed to tantalize the pickiest taste buds.