Pasta With Mushrooms and Pumpkin Gorgonzola Sauce
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb uncooked small penne pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 3/4 pound whole mushrooms)
- 4 cups vertically sliced onions
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cold water
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled gorgonzola
- 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
- fresh sage sprig (optional)
directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Keep warm.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cover and cook 3 minutes. Uncover; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- Combine chopped sage and milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Combine cornstarch and water, stirring with a whisk.
- Add cornstarch mixture and cheese to milk mixture, stirring with a whisk. Cook 2 minutes or until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in pumpkin, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Add pasta and pumpkin mixture to mushroom mixture; toss well to combine. Garnish with fresh sage sprigs, if desired.
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