A creamy and delicious semi-homemade recipe for Pumpkin Alfredo sauce makes this Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo a no-brainer weeknight meal!
This post is sponsored by Prego® but opinions are my own.
Now that Lars is six-months-old, his pediatrician gave us the green light to go ahead and start trying solids with him. So far we have done purees, but I’m pretty sure the days when he wants to eat what we are eating will come before I know it. I love when I create quick and easy weeknight meals that I can have ready in my recipe box for those nights in the future when we are short on time but need a hot meal for us to eat as a family.
This Pumpkin Alfredo is definitely one of those meals that I know I will keep going back to…especially in the fall! I mean, Pumpkin Alfredo sauce?! It’s heavenly.
Semi-Homemade Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce
The sauce comes together super quick with the help of Prego‘s Homestyle Alfredo Sauce. While I’m not always a fan of jarred sauces, especially creamy ones, I was really pleasantly surprised with this one. It isn’t fake tasting at all, and while it’s actually really tasty on its own, I jazzed it up just a little by adding canned pumpkin puree and a pinch of nutmeg.
Ingredients in Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce
As mentioned, the pumpkin alfredo is a combination of jarred alfredo sauce, pumpkin puree, and nutmeg. In addition, I added Italian sausage, onion, garlic, fresh sage, kale, and Parmesan cheese. The flavors were delicious!
The combination of the slightly sweet pumpkin alfredo sauce with the spicy Italian sausage was perfection. Of course, I had to add some greens (kale!) to boost the nutrient value of our dinner. Plus, I’m thinking if the kale is chopped finely enough, this would be a great way to get kids to eat their kale without forcing them. Time will tell!
We loved this simple pumpkin fettuccine alfredo dinner and I hope your family does, too!
Other recipes you might enjoy:
One Pot Lemon Parmesan Pasta with Kale
Butternut Squash Lasagna Roll Ups
Pumpkin Caramelized Onion Macaroni and Cheese
Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce from Coco and Ash
Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo
Ingredients
- 16 oz mild Italian turkey sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 14.5 oz jar Prego Homestyle Alfredo Sauce
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups finely chopped kale
- 12 oz fettuccine pasta
- fresh sage for topping
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to the package.
- While pasta is cooking, cook sausage until cooked through in a large skillet.
- Remove from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, heat olive oil.
- Add onions and cook 5-7 minutes, until translucent.
- Add garlic and sage and cook 1 minute.
- Season with salt.
- Add Alfredo sauce, pumpkin, and nutmeg, and stir to combine.
- Over medium heat, bring to a simmer.
- Add kale and stir well, incorporating it into the sauce.
- Once the pasta is done cooking, combine with sauce and sausage, stirring well to combine.
- Top with additional fresh sage and Parmesan cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
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What a fun exciting time with Lars!! That would be one of my favorite things about being a parent — going on a food adventure with them!
I definitely appreciate now that my parents insisted on family dinners growing up! We had a lot of hamburger helper and taco kits 🙂
This alfredo sounds delicious with the pumpkin and sausage! Hope you had a great weekend!!
This is some great comfort food! Which we need a lot of right now just to stay warm! 😉
Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo ! It seems to be something delicious which I never heard before. Thanks for sharing such an amazing recipe with us.
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I love family dinners! It was a big thing for us as kids too and it is definitely something we will do when we have kids. This looks so great…pumpkin & alfredo are my 2 favourites!!