Penne With Sausage And Pumpkin Cream Sauce

• 4 oz penne pasta
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• about 2T chopped fresh sage
• 2 links cooked chicken sausage, sliced
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese (1% milk fat)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 5oz baby spinach
• parmesan cheese, optional

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions and cook gently for
2. about 15-20 minutes, until softened and beginning to caramelize. Add garlic,
3. sage, and chicken sausage; continue to saute. Meanwhile, cook pasta according
4. to package directions. In a blender, combine combine pumpkin, cottage cheese,
5. and milk. Blend until no lumps are present. Add to sausage mixture in skillet and
6. continue to cook over low heat. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground
7. pepper. Drain pasta and return to pot over low heat. Add sausage mixture and
8. baby spinach, and toss together until the spinach is wilted. Serve with parmesan
9. cheese, if desired.

penne pasta, olive oil, onion, garlic, t, chicken sausage, cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, nonfat milk, baby spinach, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/penne-with-sausage-and-pumpkin-cream-sauce-50127682 (may not work)