Pumpkin & Italian Sausage Pasta
 
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Recipe type: Entree or Side
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 pound of short pasta - i.e. penne
  • 2 Sweet Italian Sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 chopped shallots
  • 4 chopped garlic cloves
  • 1 cup chicken broth ½ cup white wine (dry preferred)
  • 1½ cups unsweetened pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt before adding pasta to pot. Add pasta to water and cook pasta.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
  3. Remove sausage from casing, add to pan and brown for approximately 3 minutes.
  4. Add onion and garlic and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
  5. Add chicken broth and wine; bring to a boil.
  6. Add pumpkin, heavy cream, sage, nutmeg, salt and pepper to broth mixture. Combine and heat through.
  7. Combine pasta and pumpkin sausage sauce and serve warm. Top with parmesan cheese and sage if desired.
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