Oooooo, baby. Do I have a recipe for you today!
For the past few months, ever since I had it back in October, I’ve had a strong desire to create some sort of pumpkin cream sauce. While I knew it’d probably never be as good as the one I had, I still needed to try my hand at it…and last night was the night.
One of the best things about it is that it’s actually fairly healthy; and if you pair it with some spaghetti squash and extra vegetables, then you’ve got an even healthier dish at your fingertips…err, your fork tines? Last night, I paired a big bowl of spaghetti squash with some steamed broccoli and a sliced chicken sausage, then tossed it all together with lots of pumpkin cream sauce and some fresh Parmesan cheese.
The result? Incredible!
I had no idea how much the recipe would make, but I thought for sure I’d have enough for leftovers today. Well, it turns out that we were apparently hungrier than I expected, because the two of us finished off the entire batch of pumpkin sauce ourselves. Whoops.
So I don’t know. Maybe you could get more than two servings of it? But then again, I wouldn’t have had any less in my bowl, so I’ll probably just double it next time. 
Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2 of an onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- sprinkle sage, thyme, or marjoram
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4-5 tbsp Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Heat olive oil, onion, and garlic in large saucepot over medium heat. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add pumpkin, chicken broth, Greek yogurt, milk, spices, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to stir occasionally.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese and allow to cook an additional 3-5 minutes until slightly thickened. Serve over pasta, spaghetti squash, or anything else you’d like. Enjoy!
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As if you haven’t already seen enough pictures of this dish…what’s one more?
That’s how much I love this stuff. I cannot WAIT to make it again!
Heyyy, happy FRIDAY everyone! I have a suuuuuper busy day ahead of me at work but I’m so looking forward to the weekend. Here’s to hoping 5:00pm comes mighty quick today.
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This looks so delicious. I have a can of pumpkin in the pantry just begging to be used. I’ll have to give this a try!
This sounds amazing! I love using butternut squash mash as a sauce base. I could also eat pumpkin and other fall flavors all year!
Mmmm hello pumpkin! I always forget to add it to recipes after the fall. Your dinner looks great!
This sounds and looks delicious! And Vishnu and I are the same way. I’ll make something thinking I’ll have enough for lunch the next day, but no…we end up eating all the food!!
mmm that sounds delicious! Whenever i make spaghetti squash I always eat a BIG bowl of it and there aren’t as many leftovers as I would of hoped for!
Pumpkin pasta sauce sounds so good! I’m glad I have one can of pumpkin puree sitting my pantry. I think I might need to use it to make this recipe.
I’d like to try it with spaghetti squash too. I haven’t had spaghetti squash in a while.
Looks delicious! I’m definitely pinning this to try, as just this week I posted about finding better ways to enjoy spaghetti squash (using it as a straight-up pasta replacement under marinara sauce doesn’t cut it for me). I did a spaghetti squash bake that was really good. This pumpkin sauce looks great–can’t wait to try it!
This looks so good! I recently discovered the genius of adding Greek yogurt to pasta sauce, it makes it so creamy and it’s totally healthy too! I gotta try this version
LOVE using pumpkin in pasta sauce…I add in nutritional yeast for vegan cheesiness!
Ok this looks delish!! yum!!
This looks amazing!! I love the idea of a pumpkin cream sauce!
I actually have an opened can of pumpkin that I need to use! This looks so good + easy, I’ll definitely make it
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Love this! Such a different idea for a sauce. Can’t wait to try this!
I love this idea! I’ve seen people use butternut squash in creamy sauces, but I’m much more of a pumpkin gal;)
And anything that includes squash is a winner in my books.
OMG yum looks divine! I have all the ingredients except pumpkin..boo!
This looks so good, and healthy with spaghetti squash- which I am still trying t get my hands on and try sometime soon!! I always love your recipes, so this is being added to the list!
That sounds fabulous and I love all of the ingredients! Definitely going to give this a try!
This looks so good! I cant wait to try it. I love pumpkin in so many things.
I was just looking for an idea for lunch when you posted this, so I took it as a sign. This is quick, easy, and so delicious! Thanks for sharing!!!
I LOVE pumpkin, so naturally this looks and sounds soooo good. Plus, I love that you served it with spaghetti squash! I will definitely be making either a vegetarian or vegan version of this
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Oh my goodness this looks UNREAL! I have a spaghetti squash staring at me on the counter and I’ve been so bored with my usual red sauce or pesto on top. I am absolutely making this – mayyyyybe even tonight! Although Friday to me always screams homemade pizza! Anyone else?
I just roasted up some butternut squash last night and wanted to pair it with pasta tonight. I think I will swap out the pumpkin with my squash and try your sauce tonight!!
pumpkin pasta sauce?! i’ve never had anything like it! sounds interesting – i’d be willing to give it a try!
YUM! I love pumpkin! Thank you for sharing!
I’m drooling over those pictures! Looks awesome!
That does look delicious! I’ve been wanting to try a yummy pumpkin sauce!
Yummy yum! I love it when recipes made in the winter/spring incorporate ingredients that are thought to be more wintery!
Yum! I am always looking for ways to dress up spaghetti squash. I can’t wait to try this unique and delicious looking sauce
this looks DELICIOUS! def making this sometime this week. Thanks
This sounds so creamy and yummy! I hear ya about 5pm. Can get here soon enough!
Yum!! I don’t know if my husband would like this, but I would be all over it. It sounds incredible!
Um, this looks great. I will def be making this sometime soon.
That sauce sounds deeeelish!
i wish i was that creative! i could never just throw a recipe together… things would not go well lol
YUM!
Hope your day went quick
Sounds yum! Fork tines?! I had no idea they were called that haha. I wish Aus had spaghetti squash 
I love this recipe – it is so easy to make. However, I am finding when I add the milk and yogurt it separates and rather than have a creamy consistency it ends up ‘curdled.’ I’ve tried blending it afterward which helps some, but was wondering if you had any tips on how I could get it to appear like your pictures? Also, what type of Greek yogurt did you use – I was using fat free.
Hmmm…I used 2% Chobani – maybe the extra fat makes a difference?