Tortellini With Turkey Sausage in Creamy Butternut Apple Sage

Ingredients

• 1 lb turkey sausage (Hot or mild)
• olive oil
• 8 fresh sage leaves
• 1 large onion, quartered and sliced
• 1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 5 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup pureed butternut squash or canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup cream
• 2 lbs cheese tortellini, cooked accord to package

Directions

1. 1

   Spray a large hot frying pan with non stick spray. Place links in and cook for 15 minutes till brown, remove from pan and set aside.

2. 2

   In pan add olive oil and brown sage leaves till crisp and remove all set 6 aside fro garnish. Crumble 2 leaves.

3. 3

   Add additional oil if needed to saute the onions for 3 minutes over medium heat, stirring to remove the brown bits of goodness from pan, add apple slices, the 2 crumbled sage leaves, garlic and seasoned salt, cinnamon and cook for 1 minute.

4. 4

   Add apple juice and cranberries to onion mixture, bring to a boil then lower to a simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.

5. 5

   Meanwhile slice sausage.

6. 6

   Stir the butternut and cream into the onion mixture.

7. 7

   Add sausage stir and reduce heat to a low simmer.

8. 8

   Toss cooked tortellini in to sausage mixture add some pasta water if needed to thin sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

9. 9

   Garnish with sage leaves.