Pumpkin Pasta Sauce With Sausage
Creamy, savory pumpkin pasta sauce is creamy, rich and super satisfying served with sausage crumbles. Ready in 30 minutes or less!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4-5 cup rigatoni *see notes
- ½ tsp olive oil
- .75 lb ground Italian sausage * see notes
- 1 cup roasted red peppers jarred
- ⅓ cup yellow onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp italian seasoning
- ½ tsp salt more to taste
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp dried or fresh thyme
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 cup milk *see notes
- ¼ cup parmesan
Instructions
- Begin prepping pasta of choice according to the package. Add 1/2 tsp oil to a large skillet, add the hot Italian sausage to the skillet. add a small pinch of salt and pepper and brown the sausage for about 5-8 minutes until it's cooked through. Set the meat aside in a large bowl.
- In the same skillet, add a spritz of olive oil if needed, or use the grease residue from the sausage. Add the onions, sauté for about 3 min, add garlic sauté for another 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red peppers, seasoning and pumpkin. Bring to a simmer for about 3 minutes
- Transfer the mixture to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add the creamy sauce back to the skillet. Place on medium/low heat. let the sauce warm and start to lightly bubble. Add the milk and gently stir it in. Once it's fully blended, take it off the heat.
- Drain Pasta (Save some pasta water to the side!) Add the pasta back to the pot, add in the pumpkin sauce and mix well, add 1/4 cup of hot pasta water if needed to thin and spread the sauce. Once it's to your liking of consistency add cooked sausage crumbles. Serve and garnish with plenty of Parmesan. Enjoy!
Notes
*any pasta shape of choice will work. Be sure to save a little pasta water to thin the sauce before serving!
*ground turkey, venison or beef will also work well.
*use whole or 2% milk. Coconut milk or extra creamy plain almond milk will also work well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cup | Calories: 763kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 1529mg | Potassium: 766mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 9943IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 4mg