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    Pink Owl Kitchen » Main Courses » Creamy Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta

    Creamy Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta

    Published: Sep 12, 2019 · Modified: May 9, 2022 by Ashley · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This simple pumpkin pasta dish is the perfect fall recipe. It is easy to make, packed with cozy fall flavors, and so comforting!

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    This pumpkin pasta dish is what I call one of my "transition dishes". It's not full-on cool-weather comfort food, but it's gearing us up for all the fall fun to come! This dish is super easy to put together and is packed with flavor.

    The rich, mildly sweet flavor from the pumpkin gives this dish such depth. The sage also adds wonderful flavor to the dish. I definitely recommend fresh sage leaves over dried for this dish, but the dried will certainly work if that's all you have available. Serve this up with a crisp salad while it's still warm out and your favorite crusty bread!

    How to Make This Recipe

    • Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, add sausage and break up with spoon. Cook for a few minutes until warmed if using veggie chorizo crumbles and until lightly browned if using sausage. Add the garlic and onion. Sauté with sausage 3 to 5 minutes until the onions are tender.
    • Add bay leaf, sage, chicken stock, and pumpkin to the pan, stirring sauce until it starts to bubble. Reduce heat, and stir in cream and spinach. Season the sauce with nutmeg, red pepper, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
    • Return drained pasta to the pot you cooked it in. Remove the bay leaf from sauce and pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over pasta. Combine sauce and pasta and toss over low heat for 1 minute. Garnish the pasta with lots of shaved cheese and more sliced sage leaves and spinach.

    Sausage and Pumpkin Pasta

    Ashley
    This simple pasta dish is the perfect fall recipe. It is easy to make, packed with cozy fall flavors, and so comforting!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 416 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1, 10-oz package of Morningstar Chorizo Crumbles or 1 lb. of sausage of choice
    • 4 cloves chopped garlic
    • 1 medium onion finely chopped
    • 1 bay leaf fresh or dried
    • 4 - 6 sprigs sage leaves cut into thin slices
    • 1 ½ cups chicken stock can or carton
    • 1 cup canned pumpkin
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 2 cups chopped spinach leaves
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • Coarse salt and black pepper
    • 1 pound pasta shells cooked to al dente and drained
    • Shaved Parmesan

    Instructions
     

    • Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, add sausage and break up with spoon. Cook for a few minutes until warmed if using veggie chorizo crumbles and until lightly browned if using sausage. Add the garlic and onion. Sauté with sausage 3 to 5 minutes until the onions are tender.
    • Add bay leaf, sage, chicken stock, and pumpkin to the pan, stirring sauce until it starts to bubble. Reduce heat, and stir in cream and spinach. Season the sauce with nutmeg, red pepper, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
    • Return drained pasta to the pot you cooked it in. Remove the bay leaf from sauce and pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over pasta. Combine sauce and pasta and toss over low heat for 1 minute. Garnish the pasta with lots of shaved cheese and more sliced sage leaves and spinach.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 416kcal
    Keyword comfort food, easy recipes, fall recipes, pasta, pumpkin pasta
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