It's the Great Pumpkin (Ravioli Recipe)

I'm not a granola girl, I'm a potato chips kindda girl. But I've started making pumpkin granola from my friend's blog.

It's absolutely addictive and healthy too.

After preparing the granola, I still had a lot of pumpkin leftover so I decided to make pumpkin ravioli. I've watched Giada De laurentiis on Food Network make raviolis with wonton wrapper so I hopped on the computer to find some easy recipes. I decided to make a meal out of a combination of two recipes. The ravioli from Health Magazine and a mushroom broth from Cleveland Clinic. This was looking to be another healthy meal.

The recipe is easy and quick to prepare.

Scoop the pumpkin and Parmesan cheese mixture onto the wonton wrapper. The pumpkin adds a sweetness and the cheese gives the ravioli filling a salty flavor. The wonton wrapper really simplifies this recipe.

Fold the wonton wrapper over the mixture and secure the edges with a little water. You could also try out different fillings such as mushrooms or butternut squash.

The raviolis are then boiled.

The cooked raviolis are then placed in a bowl and topped with mushroom broth. The final product is a simple, light meal.

Pumpkin Ravioli Recipe
From Health Magazine and Cleveland Clinic

1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
24 wonton wrappers
Wild Mushroom-Ginger Broth (see below)
Chopped parsley

Combine the pumpkin, Parmesan, salt and black pepper. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of pumpkin mixture into the center of each wonton wrapper. Moisten edges of dough with water; bring two opposite sides together to form a triangle, pinching edges to seal.

Place raviolis into a large saucepan of boiling water with 1 teaspoon salt; cook 7 minutes, and drain in a colander.

To serve, place 4 ravioli in a shallow soup bowls Ladle ¾ cup of wild mushroom broth into each soup bowl. Top with a quarter of the mushrooms and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.


Wild Mushroom-Ginger Broth

3 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 ounce dried wild mushrooms, rehydrated
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed

To make the broth, combine the chicken broth, rehydrated mushrooms, ginger and garlic in a saucepan, bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.