Pasta and Pasta Sauce Recipes
Pumpkin Sausage Lasagna
Robust in flavor, this hearty Pumpkin Sausage Lasagna entrée features a saucy secret. With a unique combination of marinara sauce, spicy turkey sausage and pumpkin, the goodness of this festive dish wraps itself around layers of noodles and savory cheeses.
Prep: 20 min | Bake: 50 min | Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) container light ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons Buitoni Refrigerated Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 12 ounces sweet or hot light turkey sausage, casings removed
- 3/4 cup Libby's® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 (15 ounce) container Buitoni Refrigerated Roasted Garlic Marinara Sauce *
- 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
- 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/3 cup hot water
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and seasoning in medium bowl; mix well.
- Heat large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook, stirring to break into pieces, until browned.
- Transfer sausage to paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Add pumpkin, wine and broth to skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until bubbly. Stir in sauce and sausage; heat through.
- Spread 1 cup sauce mixture over bottom of 11 x 7-inch or 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Top with 4 lasagna noodles. Spread 1 cup ricotta mixture over noodles. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Spread 1 cup sauce mixture over mozzarella cheese; top with remaining 4 lasagna noodles, remaining ricotta mixture and remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Pour water around edges of lasagna.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
* Can substitute Buitoni Refrigerated Marinara Sauce. If this is preferred, add 2 cloves finely chopped garlic when cooking sausage.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories: 380 Calories from Fat: 140 Total Fat: 15g Saturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 95mg Sodium: 1000mg Carbohydrates: 28g Dietary Fiber: 3g Sugars: 8g Protein: 27g
Attribution
Recipe and photograph courtesy of Nestlé and meals.com