This pumpkin garlic pasta will satisfy all your savory fall cravings with it’s creamy texture and hint of seasonal spices.

*This post is sponsored by Explore Cuisine. 

Now that we’re into November, I finally feel truly ready to embrace the warmth and coziness of late fall/winter meals.

It feels like most of the internet is ready for this come September 1st (or sooner – you can imagine my major eye roll here) while I’m still living up any and all sunny, warm weather we get during that time knowing the winter will be long.

But, come November, I will succumb to the inevitable.

Trees turn into brown sticks, days are short and my favorite 2 pairs of oversized sweatpants have come out of their summer hibernation spot in my closet and will pretty much never leave the lower half of my body until April.

This is the time I’m ok with pushing a creamy, decadent fall inspired meal like this pumpkin garlic pasta on you.

Not in mid August, not even in late September (I’ll be eating creamy white bean pasta those months when I need a comforting carby fix) but now, in the beginning of November with the start of the holiday season right around the corner.

I teamed up with Explore Cuisine using their organic brown rice fusilli for this pumpkin garlic pasta.

I’ve been a long time fan of gluten-free pasta options, rice pasta actually being a favorite because of that slight bit of extra chewiness it has – something I love!

And I absolutely love their pasta made with lentils too. This red lentil pasta recipe is a meal I make often.

Explore Cuisine’s products are all organic, non-GMO, vegan and gluten-free.

The brown rice fusilli is also boosted with pea protein making it a great source of both healthy carbohydrates and protein for your meal.

When the ingredient list is all of two things: organic Thai brown rice and organic pea protein, that’s a complete win in my book too.

2% of all Explore Cuisine proceeds go to fund the Food To Thrive Foundation – a foundation dedicated to helping farmers succeed and flourish in and around the workplace providing education, empowerment and advancement in farming programs.

This time of year, with the emphasis on “giving back” top of most our minds, it’s an honor to partner with brands who embrace that ideology through action.

For me, the upcoming holiday season means a combination of doing my best to help out others in need and quality family time (usually centered around food if we’re being honest).

Whether that’s a large fancy holiday meal or a simple, cozy, homemade, quick dinner like this pumpkin garlic pasta shared with my husband on the couch, both make me equally as happy.

And when that cozy, simple dinner can all be made in the time it takes to cook the pasta, it’s hard not to be happy!

Try Tuscan kale soup or this pumpkin tortilla casserole for more cozy meals using the ingredients in this pasta.

Love this creamy pumpkin garlic pasta with tuscan kale recipe?

Check out these other pumpkin recipes perfect for this time of year –> sweet pumpkin ravioli, creamy pumpkin barley with sausage, pumpkin hazelnut hot chocolate.