TORTELLINI WITH SAUSAGE AND PUMPKIN PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE
Print this recipe because it is a KEEPER! Cheese Tortellini With Sausage And Pumpkin Parmesan Cream Sauce takes about 30 minutes to make so it’s perfect for a weeknight but it’s also so so company worthy. It has one of my very favorite ingredients in it… pumpkin! And when it is used as a savory vegetable and mixed with nutty Parmesan cheese and silky cream it makes the most scrumptious sauce to bathe cheese tortellini and sausage in! I’m having company here at StoneGable this coming weekend and this recipe is on the menu!
This is such an easy dish to make. Pair it with a great salad and that’s all you really need to have a spectacular dinner!
CHEESE TORTELLINI WITH SAUSAGE AND PUMPKIN PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE
A 30 minute recipe that is so good it is company worthy but easiest enough to to make for a weeknight meal!
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Ingredients
- 2 refrigerated packages of cheese tortellini
- 15 oz mild Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1 large shallot finely minced
- 1 small can of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- pinch of nutmeg
- 2 sage leaves
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese plus more to garnish
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to package directions reserving 1/2 cup pasta liquid. Set tortellini aside.
- Heat heavy cream for 3 minutes in the microwave and add the sage leaves. Set aside.
- In a large dutch oven heat olive oil over medium heat. Add sausage and chop up. Add shallot and cook until the sausage is completely cooked crumbling the sausage with a spoon.
- Add pumpkin and heavy cream minus the sage leaves. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 2-4 minutes until heated through.
- Add Parmesan cheese and cook until the cheese is melted.
- Add the tortellini to the pumpkin cheese sauce and combine. If the sauce is too thick add some of the reserved tortellini liquid until it is the right consistency.
- Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
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This looks awesome! I just pinned it. Can’t wait to make it!
Thanks, Sandee! I love my pinning friends!
Looks amazing! Can’t wait to make this.
We had this last night around the fire pit and loved it!
What’s not to like! I’m going to give it a go. Thanks Yvonne.
Perfect fall dish!
It’s so so yummy!
Sounds yummy! Just printed it out! Enjoy recipes from Stone Gable so much!! Thanks!!
Oh so perfect for a fall supper, two of my favorite things, Italian and Pumpkin!!!!
I love pumpkin and this sounds so good! I’m going to have to try it, can’t wait!
Good Morning Yvonne,
Greetings from Redmond Washington,
The Tortellini recipe sounds wonderful and so easy, I’d like to prepare it for a dinner party for 14 adults but
don’t know if it should be doubled or tripled. Please advise.
I’ve appreciated your blog now for about 6 months but have never replied. You’ve had some wonderful ideas,
especially for those of us who have such similar tastes; you truly are a “kindred spirit”.
Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your first grandchild, there’s nothing like it. Mine range in age from 26 to 10, and they are all a blessing from the Lord!
Sincerely,
Carolyn
Sincerely,
Carolyn
Hi Carolyn, I would go ahead and triple this recipe. It is rich and I would serve it with a nice fall salad with apples or pears and walnuts with a champagne vinaigrette. Have a fun dinner party!
Thank you Yvonne, that’s what I thought.
Most certainly a keeper!!!
Can’t wait to try this recipe.
I’m loving the ingredients, especially the pumpkin, well really the tortellini but the pumpkin is a plus for this time of year! Gonna try and pull it off this week!
This sounds SO yummy!!! I’m not sure what you mean by a “small” can of pumpkin..as I only see one size can at the store…. could you please state it in ounces??? Thanks so much!!! Love your blog!
Use half of the can you have!It will work just fine!
I just printed it out! Looks awesome!
The recipe looks so yummy!! Will be pinning it.
This looks spectacular! Going to make it this Friday night.
Oh my, I think I will have a girl’s luncheon just so I can serve this wonderful dish!
Looks very tasty, can’t wait to try it!
this looks so tasty!!
Sjounds wonderful! Can’t wait to try it!
Making this recipe the weekend and have pinned it – looks wonderful. (as all of your recipes are)
This recipe is fabulous! I just pinned it and would love to make it this weekend but Chicago is having another late October heatwave, looks like I’ll have to wait one more week. I do, however, have the perfect pumpkin cocotte to serve this in. Our company will be impressed and have no idea that I didn’t slave for days. Thanks for posting this recipe!
Just ran across this recipe, looks delicious, it is on this weeks menu, all your recipes I try are wonderful. Thank you.
My Goodness… made this tonight as I had an extra can of pumpkin. Yvonne, this is an amazing recipe and so easy!! Perfect for company and so decadent. Loved the sausage and sage flavor throughout the dish. This is definitely a keeper! Thanks for this uniquely different and delicious recipe.
This sounds so very delicious. I could probably have two bowls worth! Thank you.
Me too Laura!
Going to the store today for ingredients for a couple of those recipes now.
For the cheese tortellini, do you mean a 15 (or 16) ounce can of pumpkin puree? I’m not sure I know of one smaller. Thank you!
I just made this and it is delicious! I have picky eaters and everyone ate it up. Thank you for sharing Yvonne. I love your blog and pod cast!!!
Yvonne…this was absolutely delicious! I made it last night for dinner and my husband and I enjoyed it! So easy and so yummy! Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes!
Happy Fall,
Laura
I made this last night and it was so good! I was worried that the pumpkin flavor would be really strong because that would be a turn off for some people, but I could not really taste it. It was just really nice and creamy
I’m so thrilled you like this recipe. We love it too!
Hello! What size packages of tortellini? How many people should this recipe serve?
Just a regular size. It should serve 6-8 adults. It all depends on portion size and what else you are serving.