Penne With Creamy Pumpkin Sauce Recipes

PUMPKIN & SAUSAGE PENNE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 teaspoon., Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil and reserved drippings over medium-high heat until tender. Add wine and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the broth, pumpkin, 1-1/2 teaspoons sage and remaining seasonings; cook 1 minute longer. Add the cream and sausage; heat through. Remove bay leaf., Drain pasta; transfer to a large bowl. Add sausage mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and remaining sage.

PENNE WITH PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion, bell pepper and garlic in the butter over moderate heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened.
• Stir in the pumpkin, broth, water, cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, in a kettle of boiling salted water, boil the penne until it is al dente.
• Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and drain penne well.
• Add the penne to the sauce and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and thinning with reserved water if needed, for 1 to 20 minutes or until pasta is well coated.
• Stir parsley into pasta and serve with parmesan cheese, as desired.
• Enjoy!

PENNE WITH VODKA PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large sauce pot, combine leeks, olive oil, garlic, and sea salt.
• Cook over medium heat until leeks are very tender and translucent and garlic is soft enough to be easily mashed with a wooden spoon (reduce heat if necessary - do NOT brown!) This will take about 10-15 minutes.
• Turn heat to high and add the vodka and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Reduce the vodka until there is just a thin layer of liquid in the pan and a nice aroma in the air.
• Add the squash (the smaller the dice, the quicker it will cook), the water, and rosemary or sage.
• Simmer 10-20 minutes, adding water if necessary until the squash is soft enough to mash with a wooden spoon or potato masher to create a slightly chunky sauce.
• In the meantime, cook 1 pound dried penne pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until almost tender.
• Scoop the pasta into the sauce pot, adding some of the pasta cooking liquid as needed to maintain the sauce consistency.
• Season with drizzled olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Stir in the diced mozzarella.
• Serve with grated Stravecchio cheese.

PENNE WITH PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion, the bell pepper, and the garlic in the butter over moderate heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, stir in the pumpkin, the broth, the water, the cream, the nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. While the sauce is simmering, in a kettle of salted boiling water boil the penne until it is al dente, ladle out the reserve about 1 cup of the cooking water, and drain the penne well.
• Add the penne to the sauce, cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and thinning the sauce as desired with some of the reserved cooking water, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the pasta is coated well, and stir in the parsley. Divide the pasta between 2 plates and serve it with the Parmesan.