Pumpkin Sage Cream Sauce

Try this super easy and delicious cream sauce on cheese tortellini with some lightly sauteed zucchini and yellow pepper - you'll thank me.

1 cup	heavy cream
1/2 cup	pumpkin purée
1/4 cup	fresh-grated Parmesan
16	(about 1 tablespoon) fresh sage leaves, sliced into thin strips
1/2 tsp	salt
1/4 tsp	fresh-ground pepper
1 tbsp	unsalted butter

DIRECTIONS
Combine the cream, pumpkin purée, Parmesan, sage, salt, and pepper in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Simmer the mixture until slightly thickened -- 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Toss with cooked pasta and serve immediately.