Penne w/ Pumpkin Cream Sauce

By chefjaci

Ingredients

• 1 pound penne pasta
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• One 15-ounce can pure pumpkin puree
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

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. Return the pasta to the pot along with the reserved pasta cooking water and toss. Stir in the parmesan; season with salt and pepper.

3.Top the pasta with the parsley and more parmesan.