Pumpkin lasagne
Serves 6, Ready in 1 hour 35 minutes
A knockout lasagne - but not quite as you know it! This one's made from pumpkin, ricotta, spinach and pine nuts for a rich but show-stopping main
Ingredients
- 800g pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
- 3 large garlic cloves, crushed
- 2½ tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 125g bag Co-op baby spinach
- 2 x 250g tubs Co-op ricotta
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp dried sage
- 60g Co-op parmesan wedge, finely grated
- 9 Co-op Irresistible Italian egg lasagne sheets
- 125g ball Co-op lighter mozzarella, torn
- 2 tbsp Co-op pine nuts
- 180g pack Co-op Tenderstem® broccoli
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7. Toss the pumpkin with the garlic, 1 tbsp of the olive oil and season. Roast on a tray for 35-40 mins, until golden and tender
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp more oil in a saucepan and fry the onion for 20 mins over a medium heat, stirring. Add the spinach and cook for 2-3 mins until wilted
- Mix the roasted pumpkin into the saucepan, lightly crushing it with the back of a wooden spoon until evenly combined
- In a separate bowl, combine the ricotta, lemon zest, sage and 40g of the parmesan, then season
- Layer up the lasagne in a medium-sized ovenproof dish, starting with the pumpkin mixture, then a layer of pasta, the zesty ricotta after that, followed by more pasta. Repeat, finishing with ricotta, then top with the mozzarella and the rest of the parmesan
- Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and bake for 35-40 mins, until golden and bubbling, sprinkling the pine nuts over the top for the final 5 mins of cooking time
- Leave the lasagne to stand for 10 mins while you steam or microwave the broccoli until tender. Drizzle the lemon juice over the broccoli, then serve alongside the lasagne