If you can first remove the step of the pumpkin. Then cut it into quarters.
Season the flesh with kosher salt to taste.
Place your pumpkin on a sheet pan with the flesh side down.
Roast for 30-40 minutes or until you can pierce through the skin with a fork (just like with a potato)
Making the sauce
Combine 4 cups of tomato sauce with 1 cup of pumpkin puree into a pan.
Bring to a boil, remove from the heat.
Season with salt, pepper, and dried herbs to taste.
Serve with your favorite spaghetti or other pasta.
Add cooked ground meat if you want.
Notes
Keep the Ratio
You can increase or decrease the amount of sauce this recipe makes by keeping the 4:1 ratio - 4 parts tomato sauce to 1 part pumpkin
Make Your Own Tomato Sauce
If you are going to make this recipe with homemade tomato sauce here is how I do it:
Cut the tomatoes in half
Place in a stock pot with a little bit of water, so they don't burn on the bottom
Put over medium heat, reduce to a gentle boil
Stir every so often
When it appeared to be thicken, removed from the heat
Blended it smooth with an immersion blender
Season to taste
Adding Ground Meat
If you want meat in your sauce I recommend about 1 pound of ground beef, pork, turkey or sausage for each 4 cups of tomato sauce you use in the recipe.Brown the meat in a frying pan with a little bit of oil until cooked through. Then add to the sauce when it's all put together and warm.