It adds color and natural sweetness, and it’s so tasty! Keto pumpkin pasta sauce elevates boring noodles and tastes amazing.
Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Celebrate pumpkin season with a savory pasta sauce! This is the perfect fall pasta sauce and the best way to sweeten a sauce without adding any kind of sugar substitutes. 
The pumpkin is the sweetener. That means the sauce won’t have any funky aftertaste.
Does it taste like a pumpkin pie? No, it doesn’t taste like pumpkin pie because I didn’t add the pumpkin pie spices – cloves, cinnamon, or allspice.
Instead, I flavored the sauce with Italian seasonings. And if you want to give it a little spice, add some red pepper flakes.
Keto Pumpkin Sauce
Be careful when you buy pumpkin puree at the store. It’s stored right next to the pumpkin pie filling, and they are not the same thing!
Pumpkin pie filling has pumpkin pie spices as well as added sugar in it.
I used pumpkin puree it’s pure pumpkin and nothing else. You can even make your own pumpkin puree.
Cut a pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds. Then, slice the pumpkin up and roast it.
When it’s nice and soft, scoop out the filling and smash it with a spoon. That’s it!
Pumpkin Sauce With Sausage
The sausage is completely optional, but I suggest adding it to the sauce. When you do, you’re making the sauce part of a complete meal and the type of sausage you use will effect the flavor of the pasta, too.
If you enjoy lots of spice, then use spicy Italian sausage and if you want something milder, then use mild sausage.
Do not use maple or breakfast sausage because it will be sweetened and could kick you out of ketosis.
How To Use Pasta Sauce
The most obvious way to use pasta sauce is on top of pasta, of course! I’m a huge fan of palmini linguini noodles but you can also use Miracle Noodles or zucchini noodles.
Be careful with how much spaghetti squash you eat at one time. Even though spaghetti squash is a whole food, it’s higher in natural sugar and all those extra carbs could kick you out of ketosis.
Then, serve this with your favorite low-carb sides. Kids will love keto garlic knots!
Keep things simple and just add your favorite steamed vegetables. Keto loaded ranch cauliflower is a really filling side dish that has a lot of similar flavors to this pasta sauce.
This Greek cauliflower rice would taste amazing with it too!
How To Store Pasta Sauce
The best way to store pasta sauce is in an airtight and spillproof container. A mason jar with a screw top lid is my favorite kind of container for homemade sauces.
Then, keep it in the refrigerator for up to a week. It’s best to use the sauce within three days.
Yes, you can freeze homemade pasta sauce. However, I don’t recommend it.
This is because when it thaws, the texture of the sauce will be a bit thinner. But if you don’t mind the texture change, freeze the sauce for up to six months.
Keto Pumpkin Pasta Sauce With Sausage Recipe
Here is the entire list of ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need when you make a keto pumpkin pasta sauce recipe. The exact measurements are located below within the printable recipe card.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Net Carbs; 6 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
- Ground Italian Sausage
- Raw Spinach
- Butter
- Minced Garlic
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Pumpkin Puree
- Chicken Broth
- Parmesan Cheese
- Italian Seasoning
- Palmini Linguini Noodles
Directions
Add the sausage to a skillet over medium high heat, and saute until completely browned. Drain the excess grease and set aside. Reduce the heat to medium low, and stir in the butter and garlic.
Saute for 30 seconds. Pour in the heavy whipping cream, broth and pumpkin puree. Mix in the Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until the sauce has thickened.
Add in the spinach, and saute until wilted.
Stir in the parmesan cheese, and return the meat to the skillet. Stir to combine well. Heat the palmini noodles in a clean skillet, and serve the pumpkin pasta sauce over them.
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Keto Pumpkin Pasta Sauce With Sausage
It adds color and natural sweetness, and it's so tasty! Keto pumpkin pasta sauce elevates boring noodles and tastes amazing.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Natural Ground Italian Sausage
- 3 cups Raw Spinach
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1/4 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 bag Palmini Lingini Noodles rinsed and drained well
Instructions
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Add the sausage to a skillet over medium high heat, and saute until completely browned. Drain the excess grease and set aside.
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Reduce the heat to medium low, and stir in the butter and garlic. Saute for 30 seconds.
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Pour in the heavy whipping cream, broth and pumpkin puree.
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Mix in the Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until the sauce has thickened.
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Add in the spinach, and saute until wilted.
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Stir in the parmesan cheese, and return the meat to the skillet. Stir to combine well.
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Heat the palmini noodles in a clean skillet, and serve the pumpkin pasta sauce over them.
Recipe Notes
Keto Pumpkin Recipes
If you enjoyed learning how to make keto pumpkin pasta sauce, here are some more tasty keto pumpkin recipes you should make next! There are so many different things you can make with pumpkin puree.
