Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Turkey Pasta

A ground turkey pasta dish served in a sweet and spicy pumpkin sauce is rich, creamy, filling, and fragrant, a great meal for a cold night.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 446 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• cooking spray
• ⅓ cup low-fat milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray a deep skillet with cooking spray. Add onions and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Pour chicken broth into the skillet and bring to a boil. Add pumpkin puree, milk, chipotle peppers, sugar, sage, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Reduce to a simmer; cook until pasta ready.

Step 3

Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt and rotini. Cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.

Step 4

Stir cooked pasta into the skillet with the turkey-pumpkin sauce until evenly coated.