Pumpkin & Italian Sausage Pasta
Author: Christy Majors
Recipe type: Entree or Side
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4-6
- 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
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt before adding pasta to pot. Add pasta to water and cook pasta.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
- Remove sausage from casing, add to pan and brown for approximately 3 minutes.
- Add onion and garlic and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and wine; bring to a boil.
- Add pumpkin, heavy cream, sage, nutmeg, salt and pepper to broth mixture. Combine and heat through.
- Combine pasta and pumpkin sausage sauce and serve warm. Top with parmesan cheese and sage if desired.
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