Christina's Pumpkin Sauce

Thick pumpkin sauce that is delicious! Excellent on pasta or butternut squash ravioli. Yummy in a bread bowl as soup. All that fall flavor with a healthier twist! Garnish with grated Parmesan or chopped pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 0.5 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 link apple-chicken sausage, diced
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 0.5 cup light sour cream
• 0.5 cup 2% milk
• 2 tablespoons light cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• ground black pepper to taste

Steps

1. 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.
2. 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.