Mediterranean roasted pumpkin

If you have never tried tender roasted pumpkin infused with the flavours of pesto, feta, sun-dried tomato, and bacon…. well, you haven’t lived.

Your family and friends are guaranteed to be blown away by your culinary skills if you present them with this delicious dish.

Plus, you can be assured you aren’t falling off the wagon, as this recipe comes in at less than 300 calories per serve.

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 x 500g butternut pumpkins

½ tbsp green pesto

1 onion, roughly chopped

1 tbsp olive oil

250g cherry tomatoes

4 rashers of lean bacon (fat cut off), chopped

80g baby leaf spinach

2 tbsp fresh green pesto

80g feta cheese, crumbled

35g sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped

1½ tbsp pine nuts

Method

1: Pre-heat oven to 200C.

2: Cut both pumpkins in half. Scoop out seeds and cut crosses over cut side. Brush with 1/2 tbsp pesto and season. Cover with greased foil and bake for 1 hr or until tender.

3: Put the onion in a roasting pan with olive oil. Cook for 25 mins.

4: Add cherry tomatoes and bacon to the roasting pan and cook for a further 20 mins, then stir in spinach, pesto, crumbled feta cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Season.

5: Remove pumpkin from oven. Scoop out a little of the flesh, chop and mix with the veg and fill the squashes. Sprinkle with the pine nuts and bake for 10 mins until golden.

Nutrition

Cal      kJ      Carbs    Sugar    Fat    Sat fat    Protein

270   1127     20.8      15.7     11       2.1       18