Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

This sauce is great over pumpkin or cheese ravioli!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Ingredients

2 teaspoons oil

1 shallot

chopped

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup light cream

1 pinch salt

1 pinch ground cinnamon

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup chicken broth

or more as needed

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage

1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

BLT Pasta Carbonara

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots until soft about 10 minutes. Add butter and allow to melt. Whisk flour into butter mixture until incorporated. Stir cream salt and cinnamon into butter mixture and continue whisking until incorporated about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Mix pumpkin and 1/2 cup chicken broth into cream mixture adding more broth 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Simmer sauce until desired consistency is reached 5 to 10 minutes. Stir sage and thyme into sauce.

Nutritional Information

Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 118.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.7g 3%

Carbohydrates: 6.4g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 1.4g

Fat: 10g 15%

Saturated Fat: 5.7g 28%

Cholesterol: 28.1mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 5138.9IU 103%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.5mg 4%

Vitamin C: 2.3mg 4%

Folate: 9.5mcg 2%

Calcium: 43.6mg 4%

Iron: 0.6mg 4%

Magnesium: 12.3mg 4%

Potassium: 125.9mg 4%

Sodium: 246.5mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 90

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.