So I never go back and review recipes but I had to review this one. We went to a pumpkin farm on Halloween and they had all pumpkins 5 for $5 so we bought the largest 5 we could find. We had so many seeds (10+ cups) that we were going to try several recipes. This was the first and my family told me to just make them all this way they loved them so much. I found the recipe to be very flexible. First batch I used olive oil instead of butter and added garlic salt as some recommended..FABULOUS! Second batch, ran out of olive oil so half canola..still fabulous! I didn't watch the time closely but baked each batch during a one hour tv show..stirred at the halfway point. I fast forwarded commercials so probably about 45 minutes. My only recommendation..I boiled in salt water for about 10-15 minutes and then let soak for about 10 more, while I was getting things ready. I have tried drying and/or soaking overnight..no difference..just longer and more hassle. I didn't find them too salty but I like salty anyway..I have tried making them in the past without doing this and they don't taste as flavorful.

Reviewed On: Nov. 1, 2009

I agree with previous reviews that this is a great base recipe to add to and is better suited to someone who already cooks or reads the other reviews first. I used whole wheat pasta, almost half the olive oil, cooked the chicken in several cloves of garlic and lots of onion. Even added some seasoning. Then at the end I added lots of fresh parsley and a tsp of crushed red pepper. I also added a bit of extra Parmesan. I didn't have asparagus so I used broccoli. It was great but I will try again with asparagus. My family loved the final product but I couldn't have done it without following previous reviewers advice.

Reviewed On: Apr. 2, 2009

This was one of the best recipes ever! After reading someone's review that a Dijon sauce tasted to heavy of mustard..I was cautious. It was perfect! One of the few recipes I followed almost exactly. (only exception was whole wheat flour) We will be making this many, many, more times.

Reviewed On: Apr. 2, 2009