Pumpkin Lasagna with Chicken Apple Sausage
Pureed pumpkin and sweet chicken apple sausage baked in a cheesy lasagna.
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Ingredients
- 9 lasagna noodles, ...[$1.00]
- 5 cups pumpkin puree, thawed...[$6.25]
- ½ stick butter, ...[$0.50]
- ½ cup heavy cream, ...[$0.58]
- 1 tbsp. salt, ...[$0.21]
- ½ tbsp. dried sage, ...[$0.30]
- ½ tbsp. dried thyme, ...[$0.27]
- 4 links sweet chicken apple sausage, chopped...[$4.25]
- ½ large onion, chopped...[$0.25]
- 5 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded...[$6.25]
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook noodles al dente and not completely cooked.
- In a large skillet, sauté chopped sausage and onion for about 10 minutes or until onion is translucent.
- In a large sauce pot, bring pumpkin puree to a slow boil. If you are using frozen pumpkin puree boil for about 5 minutes to boil off the excess water from the freezing process. If you are using canned then you can skip this step.
- Add heavy cream, butter, and seasonings to pumpkin puree. Cook for another 10-15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 °F and grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Put together the lasagna as directed: pumpkin puree, noodles, pumpkin puree, half sausage mixture, 1 cup cheese, noodles and then repeat the process.
- Bake for one hour covered and then put under broiler afterward to brown mozzarella cheese on top.
- When done, let lasagna sit for about 15 minutes so you can cut into it without everything falling apart.
Nutrition
Calories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 20gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 1105mgPotassium: 228mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 16500IUVitamin C: 5.8mgCalcium: 690mgIron: 2.2mg