Pasta with Mushrooms and Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Sauce

Categories: pasta mushrooms

Ingredients

• 1 pound uncooked pennette (small penne)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about
• 3/4 pound whole mushrooms) /portabella
• 4 cups vertically sliced onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 11/2 tablespoons cold water
• 5 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Keep warm.

2. 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.

3. 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 minnutes or until thick and smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pumpkin, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

4. Add pasta and pumpkin mixture to mushroom mixture; toss well to combine. Garnish with fresh sage sprigs, if de-sired.

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