Pumpkin, Bacon and Sage Pasta

So all of you guys carving your pumpkins this Halloween, here's a suggestions of what to do with the inside. 

Serves 2

150g Fusilli 

Juice of 1 Lemon

6 Rashes of Bacon

Handful of Sage Leaves, roughly chopped

250g Pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and diced

1 Garlic Clove, crushed

Olive Oil

Grana Padano, grated

1. Boil a pan of water. Then add the pasta and cook for about 8-10 minutes.

2. In a frying pan and add the olive oil. Once it begins to warm add the bacon and cook for about 5 minutes. Then add the pumpkin and garlic to the pan and cook for a further 10 minutes. The bacon should be crispy and pumpkin should have softened. 

3. Add the sage, lemon juice and seasoning. Warm through (approx 1-2 minutes). Drain the pasta in the pan and add the pumpkin mixture to the pan with the pasta and stir. Serve with the grated Grana Padano.