Maple Bacon Pumpkin Pasta with Goat Cheese

Cook your pasta according to directions on the box, then drain it and set aside.

Meanwhile add the bacon into a large skillet over medium heat and cook until it is crispy. While it’s cooking, proceed to the next step.

Add the onion and the first amount of butter into a saucepan over medium heat and cook for about five minutes. You don’t want your onions to be mushy or too soft. Now add the pumpkin puree, chicken broth and the second amount of butter to the saucepan with the onions. Cook it over a low heat and stir occasionally until the butter is melted. Add maple syrup, sage and black pepper, stir well and remove from heat.

By now your bacon should be done. Remove it from the skillet, blot with paper towels if needed and crumble it into pieces.

Drain or remove any grease from the skillet and return the crumbled bacon to the skillet it cooked in. Add the pasta into the skillet and mix with the bacon. Pour the pumpkin sauce over the bacon and pasta. Stir well and warm over a low heat. Make sure it’s good and hot before serving.

Plate it and top with a spoonful or two of crumbled goat cheese. Enjoy.