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penne pasta with meatballs and pumpkin sage sauce

Sausage Meatball and Pumpkin Pasta

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
This sausage meatball and pumpkin pasta is the creamiest pasta you will ever make without even a drop of cream!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian inspired
Servings 6
Calories 616 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 sausages
  • 1 cup /250ml chicken stock
  • 1 cup /250ml pumpkin puree homemade or canned
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp dried sage
  • ½ cup /50g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 lbs /450g penne or other short pasta
  • 2 leaves Cavolo Nero optional, ribs removed and sliced
  • Salt
  • ½ cup /150ml reserved pasta water

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt and pasta and cook according to package directions. Add cavolo nero to the pot for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
  • Meanwhile remove sausage from casing, cut each sausage into 4 pieces, then shape into meatballs.
  • Cook sausage meatballs in a large and deep frying pan with 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat until brown all over for approximately 5 minutes, add minced garlic, sage and continue cooking over low heat for 1 minute longer.
  • To the same pan add chicken stock, pumpkin puree and bring to a boil, scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan to release them into the sauce. Once the sauce comes to a boil, lower the heat and add parmesan cheese, stir to combine. Taste and add salt and take it off the heat.
  • Drain the pasta and cavolo nero while reserving some pasta water and add both to the pan with the sausage meatballs and the pumpkin sauce, stir to combine, turn the heat back on and heat through. Add more pasta water if the sauce is too dry and salt if necessary.
  • Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 6gCalories: 616kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 26gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 752mgPotassium: 482mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2623IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 2mg
Keyword pumpkin pasta
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