"A delicious recipe for stuffed shells with pumpkin sauce, with Italian sausage (or substitute mushrooms) and a creamy flavorful Pumpkin parmesan sauce...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 Cups Roasted Sugar Pumpkin (or any winter squash like acorn, kuri, delicata, butternut…. or use canned pumpkin puree)
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24 large pasta “shells” about 10 oz
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16 oz Spicy Italian sausage ( or substitute mushrooms)
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1-2 T olive oil
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1 C diced onion
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4 cloves garlic- minced
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8 oz mushrooms
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2 T fresh sage
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2 T Pine nuts ( optional)
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15 oz ricotta cheese
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1 Cup grated mozzarella cheese
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1/4- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
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1/4 tsp pepper
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1 C chicken stock
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1 C milk
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1/2 C Parmesan or romano cheese
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1/2 tsp kosher salt
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1 tsp sugar
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white pepper
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fresh grated nutmeg or 1/2 tsp ground
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NOTE: If using real pumpkin, make sure its a “sugar pumpkin”.