Sausage Linguine with Ginger Pumpkin Sauce

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"This recipe uses sausage and makes a delicious pumpkin sauce to deliver an easy and unique pasta."

PREP TIME	5 Min
COOK TIME	15 Min
READY IN	20 Min

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Original recipe yield: 8 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 (12 ounce) package linguine pasta
1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage (or links with casings removed)
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

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DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
Combine the sausage, onion, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat; cook until sausage is completely browned and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir together the pumpkin puree, cream, ginger, salt, and pepper in a saucepan over medium-low heat; add the sausage mixture and stir. Simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Toss with drained pasta to serve.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2007 by Vektor

Great recipe, but I see what the prior poster meant by "unfinished." I left out the onions (hate em') and tweaked the sauce a little. I used the pumpkin and cream idea as a base, and made a slightly thinner, creamier sauce with sour cream and cream cheese instead of heavy cream. I also added olive oil, kept the garlic, plus added milk, chicken stock, Trader Joe's pumpkin butter, crushed fennel, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and ginger to taste. The result was a creamy, delicious sauce that was absolutely amazing, with a rich pumpkin flavor. Ok, so I tweaked the recipe a LOT, but the pumpkin sauce base found here was my inspiration to build this great sauce. Served with a side of baked herb bread, and a glass of Italian red wine - PRIMO!

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Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2008 by laura ross

I was soooo excited about this receipe...but I agree with previous reviews it definately lacks something. Tried a few suggestions from below, but still wasn't quite what I was looking for. will not make again.

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Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2007 by COOKING4MYBOYS

It's not bad, just unfinished. It needs something and being a novice, I have no idea what it could be! It's dry with just the pumpkin and the cream to make the sauce, you can't taste the pumpkin and I'm definitely missing a chunky vegitable because of it. With the noodles and italian sausage, it almost seems natural to add tomatoes, and maybe a can of diced tomatoes is all it needs, but I'd really like to see someone bring out the pumpkin flavor and create a better sauce. Until then, I won't be using this recipe again! Good luck!!

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