Pumpkin is always calling my name. I know the festive orange vegetable is sort of splattered all over the place for the entire Fall season and you’re probably sick and tired of seeing it. Maybe you’re sick and tired of eating it. Or maybe, like myself, you have a can sitting in the cupboard and have absolutely no idea where to begin.
Fear not, my friend, I’ve got ya covered – and just in time to celebrate the first day of Winter!
Red quinoa, Brussels, sprouts, sundried tomatoes, and pumpkin are the #plantPOWER ingredients that serve as the base of the meal. Nutritional yeast, almond milk, and some savory spices make for a rockin’ sauce too!
Quinoa & Brussels Sprouts in a Savory Pumpkin Sage Sauce
Serves 1
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa, cooked (1/4 cup dry)
- 1 cup Brussels sprouts, sliced in half
- 1-2 tsp. coconut oil
- 1/3 cup pumpkin
- 2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 3 Tbsp. unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. ground sage
- Dash of stevia
- Sea salt & black pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. sundried tomatoes, sliced into thin strips
Directions
- Cooked quinoa as directed.
- In a sautee pan, cook Brussels sprouts in coconut oil for 6 minutes on medium heat, tossing every minute.
- In a separate sauce pan, on low heat, combine pumpkin, nutritional yeast, almond milk, and spices (including stevia, salt, and pepper). Stir until the mixture is well combined and allow it to cook for 10 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
- When quinoa is finished cooking, strain it before scooping it into the sauce pan containing the pumpkin sage sauce. Stir to combine.
- Add Brussels sprouts and stir some more. Allow the flavors to blend for about 5 minutes before transferring it to a serving dish.
- Top with sundried tomatoes and serve!
Oh man. This sauce is so good! It will create a savory party in your mouth. Hope you’re okay with that. 
I love this dish because of its comfort factor too. It’s perfect to make during the Winter time because it warms your body while nourishing it at the same time! Double win.
I hope you make this dish for your family…or just for you! It’s a great alternative to mac ‘n cheese or chili because it still has that creamy-meets-comforting effect. We don’t need to use extravagant and outrageously expensive foods and we don’t need boatloads of time to create a nutritionally dense meal. A real passion of mine is making functional recipes with ingredients most of us already have on hand. My goal in the recipes that I share with you is to inspire you to think outside the cupboard and create flavorful dishes with simple, whole foods!
What do you think – have I done it? If not, how can I be better? Leave a comment below telling me what you’d like to see more of from my recipes. You always inspire me to dig deeper!
Stay lovely,
Heather
This looks ah-mazing! I must make this. I always have a can of pumpkin in the pantry year-round ;D
Thanks babayyy! Please let me know what you think of it once you try it.
Holy yum! You know I’m a huge pumpkin fan…pumpkin spice, pumpkin, basically anything orange. Plus I love all the ingredients in this! Oh man, this is a must make! Looove you
OH you KNOW I thought of you the entire time.
I’ll NEVER be sick of pumpkin! This looks and sound amazing!
YES! We are such kindred spirits…except I think you’re a bit more skilled in the kitchen. I so admire your kitchen skills, Michelle. You’re amazing!
I don’t use pumpkin in savoury dishes too often, but this looks awesome!
Thanks so much Chelsea! I should’ve known that you would comment on a pumpkin post.
this sounds so good! i’ve never used pumpkin besides in sweet treats, so i’m curious to try it!!
Different take on it, huh? I would be honored to have you give it a go, Linz!
This sounds super delicious!! Thanks for the inspiration. I’ll definitely try this baby out.
Yay! Let me know your thoughts, Amanda.
I am loving everything about this dish! And what makes it even better is that I often have all of these ingredients on hand. Thanks for sharing!
Woo hoo! Awesome. Let me know what you think of the recipe, Hannah! xoxo
Sounds amazing!!!!!!!!
Heather, this looks incredibly delicious! I just showed this recipe to my mom, who was hovering over my shoulder, and her comment was, “Wow! Let’s make that this week!”
Can’t wait to try it; I’ve never mixed pumpkin with nutritional yeast, but I’m completely intrigued!
Hugs <3 xoxoxo
Yay! This fills my heart with so much joy knowing you’ll be sharing it with your family! Let me know what you think of it, darling!