Ingredients

• 1 lb penne pasta, cooked al dente
• olive oil, to cover bottom of frying pan
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 3 leaves sage, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or more to taste)
• 1 cup butternut squash, pureed or 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup low-fat evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• salt and pepper
• red pepper flakes
• 1 lb sweet italian fennel sausage (crumbled and browned)