Spicy Pumpkin Seed Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, combine tomatoes, scallions, garlic, oil, pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss to coat. Bake until softened, tossing halfway through, 30 to 40 minutes
• Meanwhile, cook pasta. Drain; return to pot. Toss with tomato mixture and cheese; season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls; sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin seeds, chili powder, cayenne pepper, coarse salt, and fresh lime juice; toss to coat. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until puffed and browned, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss pumpkin seeds with oil, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce. Combine the salt, paprika, cumin and cayenne; sprinkle over seeds and toss to coat. , Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with foil; grease the foil. Spread pumpkin seeds in pan. Bake, uncovered, at 250° until lightly browned and dry, 45-50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Place pumpkin seeds on a cookie sprinkle with cayenne pepper at 350°F for about 3-5 minutes. (watch they can burn quickly).
• Cut up Roma tomatoes in half and place on cookie sheets, large slices of the green onions and the chopped garlic, spray generously with olive oil to coat all, place in oven and roast for 45 minutes. When slightly cool take skins off tomatoes.
• When tomatoes are cooling bring a large pot of slightly salted water to a boil, add gemelli pasta and cook. Drain when done. Add the goat cheese first so it melts then the roasted peeled tomatoes, stir. Place pumpkin seeds on top!

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle the seeds with cayenne pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch them carefully so that they do not burn. Set aside.
• Place the tomatoes in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Scatter the green onion and garlic over the tomatoes. Drizzle the vegetables with olive oil to coat.
• Roast in the preheated oven 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly; remove the skins from the tomatoes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the gemelli, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Stir the goat cheese into the hot pasta until melted. Then, stir in the roasted peeled tomatoes. Place the pumpkin seeds on top of pasta to serve.