Pumpkin Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 shallot
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 package spicy Italian beyond sausage OR 250g Tofu
• 1 can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup of spinach
• 1 box pasta
• 1 tsp aalt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1

   Dice up the shallot and mince garlic. Cut sausage into bite sized chunks. Put pasta water on to boil.

2. 2

   Cook shallot in a skillet about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.

3. 3

   Add the diced up sausage to skillet and cook until done

4. 4

   By this time, your pasta water is likely boiling. Add pasta. Note: reserve some of the pasta water before draining it, like 1 cup ish.

5. 5

   Once sausage is cooked through, add the pumpkin puree, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Let cook on low for like 10 minutes. Honestly, what I do is just cook it for however long the pasta takes to cook, so sometimes less than 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Drain pasta, reserving about a cup of water. Add the pasta water to the pumpkin sauce and stir until fully combined. You may not need the whole cup. I just add a little bit at a time until I get a consistency that i like.

7. 7

   Add a handful of spinach and cook until wilted.

8. 8

   Serve pasta with pumpkin sauce and enjoy! 🎃