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Recipe

Cottage cheese, pumpkin and spinach lasagne

This vegetarian version of traditional lasagne is so flavoursome that even the family carnivores won't notice it's meat-free.

Jun 29, 2014 2:00pm
  • 25 mins preparation
  • 1 hr cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Cottage cheese, pumpkin and spinach lasagne
  • 500 gram butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cubed
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 500 gram cottage cheese
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoon sun-dried tomato pests
  • 6 fresh lasagne sheets
  • 1 bunch english spinach, trimmed, blanched, dried
  • 3/4 cup grated tasty cheese
Cheese sauce
  • 30 gram butter
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 300 millilitre milk
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • pinch nutmeg
  • salad, to serve

Method

Cottage cheese, pumpkin and spinach lasagne
  • 1
    Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a 2-litre ovenproof dish.
  • 2
    Toss pumpkin with half the oil in a large baking dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Mash lightly with a fork.
  • 3
    Heat remaining oil in a frying pan on high. Saute onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes until onion is tender. Stir in pumpkin. Set aside.
  • 4
    CHEESE SAUCE: Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan on high. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Gradually blend in milk. Return to heat. Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in parmesan and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • 5
    In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg and pesto. Season to taste.
  • 6
    Line prepared dish with two lasagne sheets, trimming to fit. Spoon half the cottage cheese mixture over this. Top with half the pumpkin and half the spinach. Repeat layers, finishing with lasagne sheets.
  • 7
    Cover with Cheese Sauce. Sprinkle with tasty cheese. Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake a further 15-20 minutes until tender and golden. Serve with salad, if desired.

Notes

Prepare layers ahead of time and assemble and bake when required. This freezes well.

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