Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Turkey Pasta

A ground turkey pasta dish served in a sweet and spicy pumpkin sauce. Tastes unhealthy but is actually low in fat!

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 0.3333333333333333 cup low-fat milk
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander
• 0.5 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta

Steps

1. Spray a deep skillet with cooking spray. Add onions and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink, about 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Pour chicken broth into the skillet and bring to a boil. Add pumpkin puree, milk, chipotle peppers, sugar, sage, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Reduce to a simmer; cook until pasta ready.
3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt and rotini. Cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
4. Stir cooked pasta into the skillet with the turkey-pumpkin sauce until evenly coated.