Recipes: Cheese Tortellini with Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

This weekend was all things pumpkin.  There are so many great products that have come in to The Fresh Market.  

Saturday the bakery baked Pumpkin Multi-Grain Boules.  So soft and delicious.  Sold out!  

The Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pound Cake ... yummy!  

Pumpkin Salsa with Pumpkin Tortilla Chips - a real treat.  One customer suggested I serve the salsa over cream cheese.  (Something I always do with products but didn't think to do with the salsa.)  Customers said it tasted like pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin Butter - Mmmmm.

Lastly, the one recipe I prepared this weekend using TFM's Pumpkin Pasta sauce.  

Cheese Tortellini with Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
1 Tbl. olive oil
1 to 2 shallots, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
¼ tsp. nutmeg
11 sage leaves, chopped
1 (25 oz.) jar TFM Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
salt and pepper to taste
squeeze fresh lemon juice
1 pkg. Sidari's cheese tortellini
Parmesan cheese, grated
walnuts, toasted and chopped

In a hot, medium saute pan, heat olive oil. Add shallots and garlic. Cook until translucent. Add nutmeg, sage and pasta sauce. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to let flavors blend. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon.

While sauce is simmering cook tortellini according to package directions.

To serve, place tortellini in serving bowl, or individual serving plates. Top with sauce and Parmesan. Garnish with walnuts.

Yields: 4 servings.