Rigatoni With Sweet Turkey Sausage and Creamy Pumpkin Sauce
Total Time30minutes
Servings6Servings
Ingredients
1tablespooncanola or olive oil
1medium onionminced
1poundof sweet Italian turkey sausage
1 -15ouncecan pumpkin pureenot pumpkin pie filling!
1teaspoondried sage
1/4teaspoonnutmeg
1teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonground pepper
1 -12ouncecan evaporated milk
4ouncesGorgonzola Dolceor other mild blue cheese
1poundrigatoni pastawhole grain or regular, cooked, and drained, reserving 1 cup pasta water
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large saute pan on medium-high heat.
Add the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes until light golden brown.
Remove the sausage from the casings, add it to the pan and break up with a spatula. Cook sausage until browned and no longer pink.
Reduce the heat to medium, and add the pumpkin puree, sage, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Slowly add evaporated milk, and lightly whisk it into the sauce to combine.
Reduce heat to low, and stir in blue cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is thickened.
Fold in the pasta, and if the sauce needs to be loosened a bit, add some pasta water, a few tablespoons or 1/4 cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency.