Fall is such a fun season for both cooking and baking. It’s pumpkin and apple season, and it’s such fun to use these goodies in as many recipes as possible in these few months of fall. In this recipe, we use pumpkin. Specifically, we’re using unsweetened pumpkin puree- the canned kind is totally fine. Pumpkin puree added to this pasta doesn’t give it a pumpkin flavor. Don’t worry about pumpkin flavor because that would be WEIRD! The pumpkin puree just gives it a velvety texture that is nice for a pasta sauce.
You can see from the photos that this Pasta with Pumpkin and Sausage is not drowning in sauce. This is a good thing. You want your pasta to be coated with sauce, but being completely smothered in sauce is not so desirable. Sweet Italian sausage is a good mix with the pumpkin sauce too. And fresh sage is my favorite. The flavors are great! And I love adding some freshly grated Parmesan on top.
Plan to make this for for one of your dinners this fall. Everyone will love it!
If you’re looking for more fall dinner recipes, you might also like to try my Pork Chops with Creamy Apple Cranberry Sauce or Brie, Apple and Cranberry Grilled Cheese. Pumpkin Turkey Chili, Baked Pumpkin Parmesan Chicken and Autumn Cobb Salad are great dinners to make in the fall too!
