Buy Now → Pumpkin Pasta
This creamy pumpkin pasta is a cozy fall favorite made with cheese tortellini, roasted garlic, and crispy sage. It comes together in under 30 minutes (aside from roasting the garlic), making it an easy, elegant meal for a weeknight or dinner party alike.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stove Top + Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 head garlic
- 2 teaspoons olive oil + more for tossing pasta
- 20 ounce bag refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/2 cup pasta water
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 20 fresh sage leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese + more for garnish
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Slice the head of garlic in half and place it in a piece of foil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with Kosher salt. Crumple foil around the garlic, sealing it inside. Roast for an hour or until the garlic is golden brown and soft. Let it cool slightly, then gently squeeze the roasted garlic from the peel and mash it with a fork.
- Cook tortellini according to package directions, boiling it in salted water. Toss in olive oil so it doesn’t stick together.
- Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Reduce the heat and gently simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add sage leaves and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the butter is dark golden brown and nutty smelling and the sage is crispy. Remove sage leaves and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and add roasted, mashed garlic and rubbed sage to the browned butter. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in pumpkin puree and half and half along with a couple pinches of salt and pepper until well combined and smooth.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted.
- Stir in tortellini and cook for 1-2 minutes until the tortellini is warmed through.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve tortellini with Parmesan cheese and crispy sage. Enjoy!
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Buy Now → Notes
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- Roast the garlic a day or two ahead of time for even faster prep on the day of.
- Don’t skip browning the butter! It gives the sauce its signature nutty aroma.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the pasta
- Calories: 409
- Sugar: 3.9 g
- Sodium: 401.2 mg
- Fat: 19.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 45.9 g
- Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 13.9 g
- Cholesterol: 64.9 mg
