3 Healthy Pumpkin Dishes for Seniors

No food shines brighter in the fall than the pumpkin. Whether you enjoy pumpkin cookies, pie, or a hearty pumpkin soup, this squash is packed with plenty of delicious flavor and healthy benefits. It boosts the immune system, promotes good eyesight, and may even reduce the risk of cancer.

Pumpkins are also incredibly versatile and can be prepared in many different ways. Looking for some savory pumpkin dishes to try this autumn? Here are three pumpkin dishes you’re guaranteed to fall for this season.

3 Pumpkin Recipes for Seniors

Celebrate the fall season with these three quick and easy pumpkin recipes.

Creamy Tomato Pumpkin Soup with Cheese Sticks

This tomato pumpkin soup with cheese sticks recipe adds a fun new twist to a beloved fall classic.

Directions:

• Add garlic, olive oil, and an onion to a large saucepan over medium heat. Sautee for five minutes.
• Add vegetable broth, tomato pasta, pumpkin puree, and parmesan cheese. Mix the combination well.
• Bring to a boil and simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in the Greek yogurt and heavy cream.
• Make a grilled cheese sandwich and cut it into five thin slices.

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

Top your dinner with the flavors of fall using this creamy pumpkin pasta sauce recipe.

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with tin foil.
• Boil a pot of water and add any pasta of your choosing.
• While the pasta cooks, chop bell peppers and an onion. Place them on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, pepper, and salt. Broil in your oven for five minutes.
• Blend pumpkin puree, vegetable broth, roasted peppers, onion, parmesan cheese, Greek yogurt, pumpkin pie sauce, and garlic in a food processor.
• Mix the sauce with the pasta.

Pumpkin and Apple Griddle Cakes with Chutney and Crème Fraiche

This decadent pumpkin and apple griddle cake recipe is perfect for starting your day on the right foot.

Directions:

• Whisk baking powder, sugar, flour, salt, and spices in a medium bowl.
• Mix pumpkin puree, a grated apple, eggs, and cream in another bowl.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
• Heat a saute pan over medium heat. Ladle ¼ cup of batter to form individual cakes. Cook for three minutes.
• To make your chutney, melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add red pepper, apples, and raisins. Cook over medium heat for seven minutes.
• Stir in wine, mustard, brown sugar, horseradish, salt, and paprika. Simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
• For the crème fraiche, toast caraway seeds on a cookie sheet for three minutes at 350 degrees. Put the seeds in a blender and pulse. Whisk the seeds, salt, and crème fraiche. Refrigerate.
• Top each cake with one tablespoon of chutney and drizzle with the caraway crème.

Helping Seniors Enjoy the Flavors of the Fall Season

Have you recently found planning, shopping for, and preparing healthy meals challenging? Visiting Angels of Tulsa, OK, provides in-home caregiving services to local seniors. We can drive you to the grocery store and assist with meal planning and preparation.

Contact us today at (918) 609-5600 for more information.