Ingredients
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1 lb turkey sausage (Hot or mild)
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olive oil
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8 fresh sage leaves
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1 large onion, quartered and sliced
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1/4 cup dried cranberries
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5 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
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1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
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1 pinch cinnamon
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1 cup apple juice
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1 cup pureed butternut squash or 1 cup canned pumpkin
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1/2 cup cream
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2 lbs cheese tortellini, cooked accord to package
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1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
Instructions
- 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.
- In pan add olive oil and brown sage leaves till crisp and remove all set 6 aside fro garnish. Crumble 2 leaves.
- 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.
- Add apple juice and cranberries to onion mixture, bring to a boil then lower to a simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Meanwhile slice sausage.
- Stir the butternut and cream into the onion mixture.
- Add sausage stir and reduce heat to a low simmer.
- Toss cooked tortellini in to sausage mixture add some pasta water if needed to thin sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Garnish with sage leaves.