Pasta with Italian Sausage and Pumpkin Sauce
"This a great way to use pumpkin in your cooking rather than your baking. The flavor of the pumpkin doesn't come out very strong and if you didn't know what was in it, you probably wouldn't even realize it was pumpkin. But it makes a great creamy pasta sauce with a different type of flavor. Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy. If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like this Sweet Potato, Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni."
NotesAluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy. If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like this Sweet Potato, Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni.
Serves4
Preparation Time20 min
Chilling Time25 min
Cooking Time25 min
Slow Cooker Time LOW22 min
Cooking Vessel Size3
Ingredients
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage1/2 onion, diced4 cloves garlic, diced1 (16 ounce) package campanelle pasta1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth1/2 cup half-and-half1/2 cup sour cream1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg1/2 teaspoon g
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Cook and stir Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the meat is browned, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir onion and garlic into sausage and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in campanelle and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain.
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Stir pumpkin puree, chicken broth, half-and-half, sour cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper into the sausage mixture and cook, stirring often, until sauce is creamy and thick, about 5 minutes.
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Transfer cooked campanelle pasta to a large pot and pour sausage and pumpkin mixture over pasta. Place over medium-high heat and gently stir until pasta mixture is heated through, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasonin