Main dishes · Halloween
Creamy Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta
A cozy fall pasta with savory sausage, pumpkin, and a silky cream sauce—weeknight-friendly, family-ready, and exactly right when the weather finally cools down.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 6 servings
The recipe card
Creamy Pumpkin and Sausage Pasta
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 6 servings
Ingredients
- 12 oz short pasta
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup plain pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan, plus more to serve
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt, to taste
- black pepper
- a handful of chopped parsley.
Method
- Cook pasta in salted water until just shy of al dente; reserve 1 cup cooking water.
- Meanwhile brown sausage in oil in a large skillet, breaking it into small pieces, 6–8 minutes.
- Add onion and cook 4 minutes; add garlic for 30 seconds.
- Stir in pumpkin and broth, simmer 3 minutes, then stir in cream.
- Add drained pasta and Parmesan; toss with a splash of pasta water until glossy and heated through. Season to taste, top with parsley and more Parmesan.
