Creamy Sage Pumpkin Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb short pasta, such as penne or 1 lb fusilli
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 1/2 cups diced fresh pumpkin or 1 cup unsweetened canned pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. add onion and garlic; cook until tender ( about 5 minutes.). add chicken broth and wine; bring to a boil.
• 3 add fresh pumpkin to broth mixture and cook until tender (2-3 minutes). mash pumpkin with a fork or potato masher. add heavy cream, sage, nutmeg, salt and pepper and heat through. ( if using canned pumpkin, simply add to hot broth mixture without mashing and continue as above.).
• 4 combine pasta and pumpkin sauce and serve war, topped with parmesan, in a large decorative bowl.
• 5 wine recommendation: pinot noir.