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Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce

This creamy pasta dish is the result of combining two different recipes. I often turn it into a main dish by serving a green salad on the side.—Suzanne Appleyard, Queensbury, New York

5 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato
2/3 cup 2% milk
2 cups uncooked penne pasta
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Additional shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

Scrub and pierce sweet potato; place on a microwave-safe plate.
Microwave, uncovered, on high for 10-12 minutes or until tender,
turning once. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin.
Place potato in a large bowl and mash with milk.
Cook pasta according to package directions. In a large skillet, saute
pine nuts and sage in butter until pine nuts are toasted. Remove
from pan and set aside.
In the same skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the

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Pasta with Creamy Sweet Potato Sauce (continued)

Directions (continued)

sweet potato mixture, salt and pepper. Drain pasta, reserving 3/4
cup cooking water; add to sweet potato mixture. Stir in the cheese,
pine nut mixture and reserved cooking water. Sprinkle with
additional cheese if desired. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup (calculated without additional cheese) equals 294 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 529 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 11 g protein.