Pasta With Mushrooms and Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Sauce
This recipe appeared in the Houston Chronicle and it sounds so delicious! I haven't tried it yet. Any short pasta will work and any unused canned pumpkin can be frozen for up to 3 months.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1lb uncooked penne pasta
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 5cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps
- 4cups vertically sliced onions
- 4
- 1teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1(12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 1⁄2tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1⁄2tablespoons cold water
- 1⁄2cup crumbled gorgonzola
- 1⁄2cup canned pumpkin
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄8teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
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DIRECTIONS
- Cook pasta according to directions omitting oil and salt.
- Keep warm.
- Heat oil in dutch kettle over medium high heat.
- Add onions, mushrooms and garlic; cover and cook 3 minutes.
- Uncover and cook 5 minutes, stirring until tender.
- Combine chopped sage, and milk in medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Combine cornstarch and water and add to milk mixture with cheese, stirring with a whisk.
- Cook cheese mixture for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.
- Remove from heat and add pumpkin, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Add pasta, pumpkin mixture to mushroom mixture; toss well to combine.
- Garnish with sage sprigs if desired.
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