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Pumpkin and Ricotta Lasagne Recipe

This Pumpkin and Ricotta Lasagne combines the goodness of spinach, pumpkin, and ricotta. Unlike traditional beef lasagne, it is very light so you won't feel bloated or gluggy afterwards.

This recipe is quick and easy to make, and like most varieties of lasagne tastes even better the next day.

This recipe is low in fat and a good source of protein.

Energy per 100g:

311kJ - 74Cal

Fat per 100g:

2.7g

Healthy Dinner Recipe:  Pumpkin and Ricotta Lasagne Recipe

Recipe Serves:

This Recipe Serves 6.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 1kg Pumpkin Cubed
  • 1 Onion Sliced
  • 1 clove garlic (crushed or chopped, if you like you can add 2 cloves)
  • 250g Frozen Spinach Defrosted
  • 375g Low Fat Ricotta (we used tub in fridge of supermarket)
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Egg
  • Fresh Lasagne Sheets
  • Dried Rosemary (approx 1 teaspoon)
  • 1 cup pasta sauce (your favourite)
  • 1 cup low fat tasty cheese
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.

Recipe Method:

  1. Preheat oven 200c.
  2. Place cubed pumpkin in large bowl and drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle dried rosemary and with a spoon mix so the pumpkin is coated. Season with a little salt and pepper.
  3. On a large oven tray lined with baking paper place the pumpkin and bake for around 15 mins (or until softened) turning. Once cooked take out and set aside to cool. Once cooled with a fork mash roughly.
  4. Turn oven down to 180c. Heat pan and cook onion until softened.  Once cooked, add garlic for 1 minute.  Ensure not to burn.  Take off heat and set aside.
  5. Place defrosted spinach in a large bowl, ricotta, egg, salt and pepper, onion and garlic and mix ensuring all incorporated.
  6. In your favourite lasagne dish put ½ pasta sauce on the bottom and layer with lasagne sheet. Place half the pumpkin a little cheese, spread around then put on top another lasagne sheet.  Then pour ricotta mixture and layer again with sheet and then pumpkin again, then ricotta again. Put the other half of the past sauce on top of the last layer with any leftover ricotta mixture and cheese.
  7. Bake in oven for 30 mins, 180c (depending on oven).

Recipe Nutrition Panel:

 Servings: 6
 Serving size: 416g
   
 Average Serve   Average 100g

Energy

1290

kJ

311

kJ

 

308

Cal

74

Cal

Protein

22.3

g

5.4

g

Fat, total

11.2

g

2.7

g

 - saturated

5.5

g

1.3

g

Carbohydrate

25.9

g

6.2

g

- sugars

9.4

g

2.3

g

Sodium

476

mg

114

mg


Additional Comments:

This recipe is great served with your favourite side salad.

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