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You can buy peeled and cubed squash in many supermarket produce departments. While it steams you can make the pesto and have dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

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By Del Sroufe,

Ingredients

  • 1 pumpkin (about 2 pounds), or other similar winter squash, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 4 cups cooked cannellini or other white beans, or two 15-ounce cans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 medium red onion, peeled and diced small
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 batch Spicy Cilantro Pesto

Instructions

  • Steam the pumpkin in a double boiler or steamer basket for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender. Drain and rinse the pumpkin until cool.
  • Once the pumpkin has cooled, add it to a medium bowl with the beans, onion, salt and pepper, and pesto. Mix well until combined.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (¼ of recipe): 202 calories, 32.4 g carbohydrates, 12.8 g protein, 2.8 g total fat, 0.3 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 306 mg sodium, 12.1 g fiber, 4.2 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe currently works as Culinary Specialist at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) and host of CNS Kitchen, a free CNS community that offers members all the tools they need to live a successful whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Sroufe has been cooking in vegetarian, vegan, and WFPB kitchens for 34 years. He has operated his own vegan bakery and a vegan meal-delivery service. He was the executive chef at Wellness Forum Foods, where he ran a successful catering service. He developed a line of in-the-bag mixes that could be shipped all over the country and taught cooking classes to the public and health care professionals looking to offer culinary education to their clients. Del is a public speaker and cookbook author. His first cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 37 weeks. He also authored Better Than Vegan, which tells the story of his struggle with weight management and how he lost more than 200 pounds on a low-fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe’s other cookbooks include The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook and The China Study Family Cookbook.
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