Roasted Butternut Pumpkin Lasagne
Roasted pumpkin makes for a rich and delicious vegetarian lasagne. To spread out the work you can make the sauce up to three days in advance.
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 1 1/2 kg butternut pumpkin, halved and seeded
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup (30g) plain flour
- 1 litre milk
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
- 9 sheets lasagne pasta
- 1 1/3 cups (155g) finely grated parmesan cheese
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Cook:1hour40min ›
Ready in:2hours10min
- Preheat an oven to 230 degrees C. Grease a baking tray.
- Brush the pumpkin halves with vegetable oil and season with salt. Roast in the preheated oven until golden and easily pierced with a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 to 20 minutes, then scoop the flesh into a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat the butter in a large frypan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir garlic in the butter until softened. Stir in flour and cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk until smooth. Bring to a simmer, and cook until thick, about 10 minutes, whisking occasionally. Stir in the pumpkin and season with salt and pepper. Sauce can be made 3 days ahead and refrigerated.
- Reduce oven temperature to to 190 degrees C. Grease a 20x30cm baking dish.
- Beat the thickened cream until foamy in a large glass or metal mixing bowl. Gradually add the salt, continuing to beat until medium peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the cream should curl over slightly. Set aside.
- Pour 1 cup (250ml) of the butternut sauce into the baking dish and place 3 lasagne sheets on top in a single layer. Spread half of the remaining sauce over the lasagne and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. Place another layer of lasagne and spread the remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. Place the final layer of lasagne on top. Spread the whipped cream over the final layer making sure the pasta is completely covered. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/3 cup of parmesan. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminium foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until the top is bubbly and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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I can't tell you all how good this was!!!! Let's just say that for Thanksgiving I had about 20 different things to eat and this was the only thing that was completely gone. Half the people there said this was their favorite. Here's what I did different: I used 12 noodles instead of 9 and dipped them in boiling water as some of the reviews said the noodles were too hard after baking. I also added more flour since my sauce was not thickening (about 2 tablespoons more). I also added one large sauteed onion to the garlic mix. This dish was beyond good and I'll be making it again and again. I was a little nervous about the heavy cream on top but it was great. I baked the lasagna for about 45 min total and then let it sit for a cpouple of hours (to be timed with dinner) and then warmed it up in the over before serving. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!!! UPDATE: Made this again. I used a Vidallia onion. It worked wonderfully. For the topping I used half and half and just stired some salt into it (didn't have a mixer where I was baking). You don't lose any bit of flavor with that sub. - 16 Nov 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is soooo delicious! I can't stop eating it! I did add a layer of fresh spinach for color but either way it is a great recipie. - 20 Sep 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
HUGE hit - I was stunned at the reactions of my husband and guests. I omited the whipping cream entirely and didn't miss it. I added fresh basil leaves to each layer. - 26 Jan 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)