Christina's Pumpkin Sauce
Description
Full of fall flavor, this pumpkin sauce with chicken sausage is excellent over pasta or butternut squash ravioli, but is also yummy served as soup in a warm bread bowl!
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1 link apple-chicken sausage, diced
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2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
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1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
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1/2 cup light sour cream
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1/2 cup 2% milk
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2 tablespoons light cream cheese
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 pinch ground cardamom
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ground black pepper to taste
Directions
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Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sausage; cook and stir for 5 more minutes. Add chicken broth and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Stir in pumpkin puree, sour cream, milk, cream cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom until well blended. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper.