Vegetarian Four Cheese Lasagna

Fresh pasta sheets baked with ricotta, feta, eggplant, tomato, pesto, pumpkin, Parmesan and mozzarella.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 451 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pint ricotta cheese
• 1 eggplant, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
• 5 tomatoes
• 2 cups peeled and diced pumpkin
• 9 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• fresh pasta sheets
• 1.3333333730698 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 0.66666668653488 cup pesto

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place pumpkin on a baking sheet and roast in oven until browned and tender, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grill eggplant on a charcoal grill or fry in a skillet, turning once, until charred and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Halve tomatoes and place on baking sheet in oven for last 15 minutes of pumpkin time; cook until tender and wrinkly.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, feta, pesto, eggs, salt and pepper until well mixed. Fold roasted pumpkin into ricotta mixture.

Step 4

Spoon half of the tomato sauce into a 9x13 baking dish. Lay two pasta sheets over the sauce. Arrange a single layer of eggplant slices over pasta and top with half the ricotta mixture. Cover with two more pasta sheets. Arrange the roasted tomatoes evenly over the sheets and spoon the remaining half the ricotta mixture over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella. Top with remaining two sheets of pasta. Pour remaining tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven 30 to 40 minutes, until golden and bubbly.