Stove Top Beef And Penne With Pumpkin Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dry penne pasta
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of boiling water cook pasta 2 minutes less than package directions, pasta should be firm.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium-high heat cook beef and onion until no longer pink. remove from pan and drain on a papertowel lined plate.
• 3 in the same skillet, reduce heat to medium and whisk together milk, pumpkin, tomato sauce, sugar, and all of the spices.
• 4 cook, until it comes to a simmer, then add beef, onion, pasta, and peas. stir until heated through.