Christina's Pumpkin Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • ½ medium yellow onion, chopped

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • 1 link apple-chicken sausage, diced

  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

  • ½ cup light sour cream

  • ½ cup 2% milk

  • 2 tablespoons light cream cheese

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • 1 pinch ground cardamom

  • ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sausage; cook and stir for 5 more minutes. Add chicken broth and simmer for 5 minutes.

  2. Stir in pumpkin puree, sour cream, milk, cream cheese, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom until well blended. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper.