Pasta with Italian Sausage and Pumpkin Sauce

This pasta with Italian sausage and pumpkin sauce uses campanelle (trumpet-shaped pasta) tossed in a creamy sauce with Italian sausage and pumpkin.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 426 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 4 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package campanelle pasta
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 onion, diced
• 0.25 teaspoon Italian seasoning, or to taste
• 0.5 cup half-and-half
• 0.5 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, breaking it into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Add onion and garlic to sausage; cook until onion translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir pumpkin purée, chicken broth, half-and-half, sour cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper into sausage mixture; cook, stirring often, until sauce is creamy and thick, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, 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 tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain and return to the pot.

Step 4

Pour sausage and pumpkin mixture over pasta. Place over medium-high heat; gently stir until heated through, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.