Penne with Sausage and Rich Pumpkin Sauce

• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 (1 lb) canmashed pumpkin
• 1 cup vegetable stock or 1 cup vegetable broth (can sub. chicken flavor)
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 -3 ounce cream cheese, cubed
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 14 teaspoon ginger
• 14 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 1 lb bulk sausage, cooked,drained
• dry white wine (optional)
• enough cooked penne pasta, for 4 servings
• 12 toasted pine nuts
• chopped fresh parsley

1. In frying pan, saute sausage til done, crumbling, drain gease, dump into small bowl, set aside.
2. In same pan, saute in olive oil the red pepper, onion and carrot til very tender.
3. In food processor, puree all ingredients til smooth*EXCEPT the sausage, penne, pine nuts and fresh parsley.
4. Pour mixture back into rinsed pan, add sausage and heat over low til heated through.
5. Serve over hot pasta, garnish with pine nuts and parsley.
6. *Ifsauce is too thick for your liking, add a little dry white wine to it.

olive oil, red bell pepper, onion, carrot, pumpkin, vegetable stock, milk, cream cheese, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, hot sauce, sausage, white wine, penne pasta, nuts, fresh parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/penne-with-sausage-and-rich-pumpkin-sauce-52181 (may not work)