Place your pumpkin into a small saucepan and cover it with water. Heat until the pumpkin is cooked through and tender. Strain out the water and set aside.

Prepare your pasta in a large saucepan according to the directions on your packet. Keep in mind that you will need to reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water for your sauce.

Roughly dice the onion, bacon and mushrooms.

In a small frying pan, heat the butter and onions on a medium high heat. Saute until the onions are translucent before adding in your chopped bacon and mushrooms.

Continue to saute until everything is cooked through and the edges of everything has browned.

Just before your pasta is cooked you can process your sauce. Place your cooked and strained pumpkin into a blender alongside your cooked onion, bacon and mushrooms. Add the remaining ingredients into the blender as well as 1/2 cup of pasta water. Blend everything together until smooth.

Once your pasta is just cooked through, strain it and return it to your saucepan. Pour over your pumpkin sauce and stir. Heat on low about 2 minutes to warm everything through.

Transfer into bowls and serve with your favourite toppings.