Sunday Suppers: One Skillet Pumpkin Lasagna
PIN IT!So, I did something. I um, went a little wacky in the kitchen and did something kind of bizarre. See, I took this fool-proof recipe for skillet lasagna and I added some pumpkin. Yep, I made a one skillet pumpkin lasagna. Before you click X and never come back because I’ve officially lost it, let me try to win you over with a photo.
It may sound weird, I know, but just look at it. Let your eyes feast on the creamy, saucy, decadent looking dish in front of your eyeballs.
I love savory pumpkin and this recipe just takes that obsession to a whole new level. You get a slightly spicy, sweet flavor from the pumpkin puree but then a fabulous salty, savory flavor from the cheese mixture, sage and basil. I honestly can’t describe how incredible this dish is. All I can say is, MAKE IT FOR DINNER TONIGHT. And then help yourself to 15 servings. Trust me, you’ll want to.
Although I’ve wanted to make another variety of my famous skillet lasagna for ages, the holy grail of awesome in front of you was prompted by this week’s Sunday Suppers theme. Can you guess what it was?
Comfort food, of course! When I’m feeling mopey, down and out or just nostalgic, I crave and desire pasta. Big, heaping plate-fulls of al-dente noodles topped with a sweet or spicy sauce and then covered in gooey, melted cheese. As soon as I saw the prompt, I knew immediately I had to make skillet lasagna. And given the fact I hoard cans of pumpkin puree like it’s Y2K, it hit me. Instead of marinara, I’ll use pumpkin. I mean, Cassie did and it turned out AWESOME. So, I did.
And it came out better than I could have EVER imagined. Creamy, spicy, sweet and decadent. Of course, I lightened it up quite a bit by using fat-free ricotta and part-skim cheese. And you know what? You can’t tell because of how thick and orgasmic the pumpkin sauce is. I was so close to funneling this into my mouth it was shameful. Had my husband and I not had a dinner date last night, well, let’s just say things would have ended differently.
And I’d be wearing sweatpants right now instead of skinny jeans. That’s for sure.
One Skillet Pumpkin Lasagna
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Serve about 6.
Prep time: About 10 minutes
Cook time: About 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- About 7 regular lasagna noodles, boiled and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
- 1 1/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons sage (dried)
- 1 tablespoon basil (dried)
- Fresh basil for garnish
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- In a large pan, heat butter over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add in garlic and mushrooms and cook until vegetables are fragrant, about 3 more more minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix sage, salt and pepper, pumpkin and cream. Pour sauce over the vegetables and mix well. Reduce heat to medium. In another bowl, mix the ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Cut lasagna noodles in half and carefully place in the pumpkin sauce. Stir to coat. Add scoops of ricotta/mozzarella mixture on top of the noodles. Carefully mix. Sprinkle mixture with additional salt and pepper. Heat about one minute longer. Sprinkle the top of the mixture with the remaining cheese. Heat just until the cheese is melted. Add basil as garnish and enjoy!
Nutritional information per serving (about 3/4 cup)
Calories: 239
Fat: 9 grams
Carbohydrates: 22.25 grams
Fiber: 6 grams
Protein: 14.6
Weight Watchers Points: 6
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