Pumpkin & Sage Rigatoni

Step 1: Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender and then drain and then return pasta to pan and cover to keep warm.

Step 2: To make pumpkin sauce, place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over a medium to high heat and bring to the boil and then boil gently covered, for about 10 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.

Step 3: Remove from heat and stand, covered for 10 minutes to cool sauce3 slightly and then blend with a stick blender until smooth.

Step 4: Meanwhile heat oil in a medium, non-stick frying pan over a medium o high heat and add sage and prosciutto and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until crisp.

Step 5: To serve, stir pumpkin sauce through the pasta and top with the crumbled ricotta, sage and prosciutto.

Step 6: TIP - you can replace prosciutto with bacon or shaved torn ham.