Ricotta and pumpkin lasagne

  • Skill Medium
  • Prep time 30 mins
  • Cook time 60 mins
  • Servings 6

High in fibre and rich in calcium, this variation of an old classic is great for a nutritious mid-week meal, served with veggies or salad on the side.

Ingredients

  • 1 leek, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1kg pumpkin, peeled, chopped, steamed and mashed
  • 4 sheets fresh lasagne, cut in thirds
  • 500g fresh reduced fat ricotta cheese
  • 200g reduced fat feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tbs pine nuts

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a non-stick frypan with olive oil spray and saute leek and garlic until soft. Stir through mashed pumpkin. Process ricotta cheese, feta, milk and Italian herbs in a food processor until smooth.
  2. Spread a thin layer of pumpkin mixture in the base of a 20 x 20 cm baking dish. Arrange four pieces of lasagne over the pumpkin then spread a third of the remaining pumpkin over the pasta. 
  3. Dollop on a third of the ricotta mixture and gently spread with a spoon. Repeat layers two more times.
  4. Sprinkle pine nuts on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Enjoy with a crisp garden salad.

Tips

  • Turn any leftover fresh lasagne sheets into cannelloni. Simply moisten lasagne sheets in some warm water, spoon your favourite cannelloni filling onto the sheet and then roll up into a tube. Top with tomato pasta sauce and bake until cooked through. Spinach and ricotta always makes for a popular cannelloni filling.
  • Per Serve
  • Energy (kJ)
    1451
  • (Cal)
    347
  • Protein (g)
    22
  • Fat (g)
    13
  • Saturated Fat (g)
    6
  • Carbohydrate (g)
    32
  • Sugars (g)
    12
  • Dietary Fibre (g)
    5.4
  • Sodium (mg)
    530
  • Potassium (mg)
    936
  • Calcium (mg)
    370
  • Iron (mg)
    1.6