Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Lasagna

Last Night's Dinner: Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Lasagna w/ Green Salad


This was soooo good! Pretty quick to whip up & really delicious.  Make some up tonight for your favorite vegan valentine (don't discriminate it can be for yourself!).




Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pumpkin Seed Lasagna
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, & cook rice pasta lasagna according to package directions.  I recommend cooking for less time than the package says (I cooked mine for 15 mins., but it was way too watery & a little overcooked - try 8 mins. and see how that works.  I'm going to try it again without cooking the pasta - I'll let you know if this works out better).
3.  In a large saute pan heat up about  1 Tbsp. olive oil.  Add in 4 sliced scallions (including some stems) and 2 cups butternut squash, 1 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley,salt, pepper & other seasonings you like.

Brown up for a minute or two & then add 1/2 cup water.  Cover & cook until the squash is tender. 
4.  Once cooked, add the mixture into the blender w/ 1/4 -1/2 cup water as needed to turn it into a creamy delicious squash sauce.  Taste and add more salt/pepper as needed.
5.  In the same saute pan, heat up another Tbsp. olive oil.  Add in 2 more chopped scallions and 1/4 cup or more of pumpkin seeds.  Let these brown up for a minute, and then add in a  package of fresh spinach, Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley, Tsp. fresh chopped oregano, salt & pepper.  Stir & cook down for a minute - this won't take long the spinach cooks really fast.
6.  Now you can assemble the lasagna.  Start w/ a layer of pasta sheets, the pour on 1/2 of the sauce.

Then add 1/2 of the spinach mixture.  Repeat the layers again, & finish with a toping of pasta.  Drizzle the top layer of pasta with some olive oil & sprinkle on some pumpkin seeds. 
7.  Cover with some foil & bake for 30 minutes.  Voila!  You're done & it's delish!  (The taste testers agreed.)  I served it up w a green salad & it was so good!


ENjoy!