Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Creamy pumpkin pasta bake with sausage and Parmesan cheese is a great meal for company or for a weeknight meal.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Calories
381 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 2
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
Step 3
Cook and stir sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain sausage on paper towels and reserve 2 tablespoons grease in the skillet. Add oil to grease in the skillet; cook and stir onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the hot oil-grease until onion is soft, about 3 minutes.
Step 4
Stir chicken broth, pumpkin, bacon, Italian seasoning, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir cream and sausage into broth mixture and simmer until creamy and thickened, about 5 minutes. Add rotini and gently toss. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish and top with Parmesan cheese.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden brown, about 35 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 pound rotini pasta
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled cooked bacon
  • 2.5 cups chicken broth

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