Tortellini With Pumpkin Sage Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb sweet butter
8 fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 cup pumpkin pie filling
1 lb cheese tortellini
1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
salt and pepper

Preparation

Place butter and sage leaves (or ground sage) in a saute pan over medium high heat and cook until butter just turns golden brown.
Add the pumpkin pie filling, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and remove from heat.
Whisk gently until combined.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cook tortellini in boiling salted water according to package directions, drain, and toss into saute pan with warm sauce.
Place pasta and sauce over medium heat and toss until well coated.
Remove from heat, toss with Parmesan cheese and serve.