Pumpkin Penne

Continuing our trend of pumpkin-themed foods this fall, my housemates and I made pumpkin penne with spinach, chicken, and red pepper flakes for dinner last night. We got the inspiration from a recipe in my cookbook How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman for pumpkin penne, and then adjusted it a bit since we were using some leftover canned pumpkin instead of fresh pumpkin. We used whole wheat penne, and we also added some sauteed chicken and spinach, and tossed it all together. Last but not least was the parmesan cheese. It came out better than we expected; it was a great way to use pumpkin in something other than dessert!

This picture didn't turn out very well - it's zoomed in a little close - and I honestly can't tell if it makes the pasta look disgusting or appetizing. Hopefully the latter, since it was delicious!