Penne With Pumpkin Cream Sauce

Rachael Ray. Another super easy one!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb penne pasta
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  onion, chopped
•  salt and pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can  pure pumpkin puree
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese, plus more
•  parmesan cheese, for topping
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water.
2. In the same pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the onion and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin and heavy cream and bring to a boil.
3. Return the pasta to the pot along with the reserved pasta cooking water and toss. Stir in the parmesan; season with salt and pepper.
4. Top the pasta with the parsley and more parmesan.