Step 1

Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, add sausage and break up with spoon. Cook for a few minutes until warmed if using veggie chorizo crumbles and until lightly browned if using sausage. Add the garlic and onion. Sauté with sausage 3 to 5 minutes until the onions are tender.

Step 2

Add bay leaf, sage, chicken stock, and pumpkin to the pan, stirring sauce until it starts to bubble. Reduce heat, and stir in cream and spinach. Season the sauce with nutmeg, red pepper, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer mixture 5 to 10 minutes to thicken sauce.

Step 3

Return drained pasta to the pot you cooked it in. Remove the bay leaf from sauce and pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over pasta. Combine sauce and pasta and toss over low heat for 1 minute. Garnish the pasta with lots of shaved cheese and more sliced sage leaves and spinach.