3.0 from 3 votes
Sausage Pumpkin Pasta
This sausage pasta recipe with pumpkin sauce is an easy dish to make — it takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 659 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound extra lean sausage
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup canned pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper
- 1 pound penne pasta
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and brown the sausage in it. Transfer sausage to paper towel-lined plate. Drain fat from skillet and return pan to the stove.
- Add the remaining tablespoon oil, and then the garlic, red pepper, yellow pepper and onion. Saute until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the chicken broth and pumpkin and stir to combine, stirring sauce until it comes to a bubble. Return sausage to pan, reduce heat and stir in the heavy cream.
- Season the sauce with the nutmeg, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions and then drain.
- Return the pasta to the pot you cooked it in and pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over the pasta.
- Top the pasta with Parmesan cheese and enjoy.
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Notes
- Updated on October 25, 2020
- Originally Posted on September 17, 2014
Nutrition Information
Calories
659kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
65g
(22%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
784mg
(33%)
Potassium
628mg
(18%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
7364IU
(147%)
Vitamin C
71mg
(79%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 659
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 659kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 784mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 628mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 7364IU | 147% |
| Vitamin C | 71mg | 79% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.