Name: Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato -; 2/3 cup 2% milk -; 2 cups uncooked penne pasta -; 1 tablespoon pine nuts -; 1 teaspoon rubbed sage -; 1 tablespoon butter -; 1 garlic clove, minced -; 1 teaspoon olive oil -; 3/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon pepper -; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese -; Additional shredded Parmesan cheese, optional -

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce

1. 1 large sweet potato -

2. 2/3 cup 2% milk -

3. 2 cups uncooked penne pasta -

4. 1 tablespoon pine nuts -

5. 1 teaspoon rubbed sage -

6. 1 tablespoon butter -

7. 1 garlic clove, minced -

8. 1 teaspoon olive oil -

9. 3/4 teaspoon salt -

10. 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

11. 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese -

12. Additional shredded Parmesan cheese, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce

1. Stage

Scrub and pierce sweet potato; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 10-12 minutes or until tender, turning once. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin. Place potato in a large bowl and mash with milk.

2. Stage

Cook pasta according to package directions. In a large skillet, saute pine nuts and sage in butter until pine nuts are toasted. Remove from pan and set aside.

3. Stage

In the same skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the sweet potato mixture, salt and pepper. Drain pasta, reserving 3/4 cup cooking water; add to sweet potato mixture. Stir in the cheese, pine nut mixture and reserved cooking water. Sprinkle with additional cheese if desired.