3 italian sausage winter pasta Recipes

uncooked penne pasta, italian sausages, casings removed, chopped sweet onion, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, white wine, bay leaves, chicken broth, pureed cooked winter squash (equal to 1 small or 1 half large acorn or butternut squash, you can also use canned pumpkin), minced fresh sage, divided, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, half-and-half cream, salt, pepper, shredded romano cheese

olive oil, mild italian sausage, onion, finely chopped, carrot , cut lengthwise into quarters, then thinly sliced, celery rib, thinly sliced, cooked borlotti beans or 2 cups cranberry beans, garlic clove, minced, red bell peppers or 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, chopped parsley, dried basil, dried oregano, dried marjoram, tomato puree, beef broth (two 14 1/2-oz cans), dry red wine, italian pastina (very small pasta for soup), coarsely shredded fresh spinach or 4 cups swiss chard leaves, salt (optional), grated parmesan cheese