Description
Delicious layers of pasta, pumpkin-tomato sauce, an herby ricotta spread, seasoned ground turkey and extra cheese to make a soul-warming pasta dish!
Ingredients
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- 1 lb box lasagna noodles
- 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
Pumpkin-Tomato Sauce
- 1 1/2 15 oz cans of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 8 oz can tomato paste
Ricotta Spread
- 15 oz skim ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 tsp oregano, dried
- 3 sprigs of thyme, fresh*
- 1/2 tsp salt
Sautéed Ground Turkey Layer
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 yellow onion, rough chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
- Start by preheating oven to 400 °F and boiling a large pot of water for your lasagna noodles. Cook noodles according to package instructions, strain and set aside. (If you are using ready-to-bake noodles, skip this cooking step.)
- Make Ground Turkey Mixture: Heat skillet over medium high heat and add turkey, cooking until meat is cooked through. Remove meat from pan and add olive oil and chopped onions to the hot skillet, sauteeing until soft. Add garlic to onions and cook for a couple minutes, until fragrant. Next, add spinach to the pan and cook down until wilted. Once spinach has cooked down, remove the pan from heat and set to the side.
- Prep Your Sauces: One is a pumpkin-tomato sauce and the other a ricotta spread. In one medium bowl add pumpkin puree, milk, nutmeg and tomato paste. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, stir together until incorporated. In a separate medium sized bowl, add ricotta, egg, mozzarella, oregano, thyme and salt and stir together until combined.
- Assemble cheesy pumpkin lasagna. Start with a layer of pumpkin filling not he bottom of the pan. Scoop 1/2 cup pumpkin mixture and spread in an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Second, place several noodles in a single layer to cover the sauce. Third, spread ricotta mixture, next sprinkle with mozzarella and turkey mixture. Lastly spread pumpkin mixture in an even layer over the top. Add a layer of noodles to cover and repeat this layering until the pan is full.
- Make sure your top layer is noodles, spread any remaining sauce over the top and sprinkle generously with cheese.
- Cover the dish with foil and place in the oven to cook for 25 minutes. After, remove the foil and cook for an additional 20 minutes until the edges start to brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Serve hot and top with basil or extra thyme.
Notes
- Recipe Notes: You can sub for 1/4 tsp dried thyme.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 40
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Italian