Ingredients

• 1 pound ziti 

• 1 pound chorizo sausage (raw & casings removed)

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 1 small onion, diced

• 1 teaspoon dried sage

• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree

• 1 ½ cups vegetable broth

• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese

• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

• Salt, to taste

• Black pepper, to taste

• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

• Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• ¼ cup milk

Steps

1. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large saute pan

2. Add the diced onion and 1 pound of the chorizo sausage to the pan

3. Turn the stove on medium heat to cook the chorizo until browned, breaking it up and crumbling into small pieces, and saute the onions until soft

4. Lower the heat to medium low, add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and stir to combine

5. Season with ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon dried sage, some salt, black pepper, and hot red pepper flakes to taste

6. Stir to incorporate 

7. Pour in 1 ½ cups of broth and add in a 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree and stir to combine

8. On the side, cook 1 pound of ziti pasta until al dente according to the packaging directions

9. Pour in ¼ cup of milk to the pumpkin sauce and stir to incorporate

10. Add a ¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese and stir once more

11. Add the cooked, drained pasta noodles to the finished pumpkin chorizo sauce

12. Thoroughly mix the pasta with the sauce until all the sauce is distributed and the noodles are all coated

13. Transfer all the pumpkin ziti to a greased 9 by 13 inch baking dish

14. Then spread the pasta smooth across the top of the dish

15. Sprinkle ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese all over the top of the ziti

16. Bake the pumpkin ziti in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes and remove from the oven when the cheese is melted

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