Taste Explosion!


Today, we turned pureed pumpkin into a Gourmet meal. Here's how:

J & A's Pumpkin Sausage Ziti 

Ingredients

Ziti, or any other tubular pasta 
Andouille Italian Sausage (1 link per person)
2 Tbsp olive oil
Garlic, 1 clove
White Wine, a splash
1/2 cup vegetable broth
10-15 oz pumpkin (1 small can)
3/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
Coarse Salt and Pepper, to taste
Parsley, a pinch

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a deep saucepan until hot, add garlic
2. Add white wine and simmer
3. Add some vegetable broth and all of pureed pumpkin into pan
4. Allow sauce to reduce, stirring occasionally, and slowly add in more broth
5. When it starts to bubble, add in the milk
6. Add spices and seasonings
7. Allow sauce to simmer and reduce
8. Saute sausage links in a separate pan and heat water for pasta
9. Cut sausage into bite size pieces and cook pasta as directed
10. When the sausage is cooked, the sauce reduced, and the pasta is al dente, everyone serve themselves a gourmet treat!



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