Okay guys, I promised you last week I would give you this recipe. Now you know how to make the delicious sauce that goes with this, you are reading to make the butternut squash lasagna itself!

You guys, this butternut squash lasagna is SO GOOD! I won't pretend that it is really Italian at all. And not just because my sister in law would beat me up for trying to lie to you like that. I am pretty sure if you go to Italy you are not going to find this butternut squash lasagna anywhere.

However, there is plenty of cheese, so I think I'll be forgiven.

I've been trying hard to swap out meat in our recipes for more vegetable based proteins. We aren't going totally vegetarian or vegan like Maddy, but we are trying to be more plant based. I spruced up the protein in this lasagna with some tofu. Don't worry guys, tofu does not have a strong flavor so if you haven't really had tofu before it is not going to be the signature part of this dish.

So lets review everything in this recipe: butternut squash, tofu, pumpkin, and cheese. This butternut squash lasagna is fall on a plate. 

Also, as you can see from my photo, I used zucchini as lasagna noodles. That really wasn't my plan originally. However, PH is gluten free and we did not have enough gluten free lasagna noodles for this, so I pulled out my mandolin and sliced up some zucchini to use for the rest of the layers.

They are really interchangeable here and if you want to bulk up the veggie content then go ahead and use all zucchini! You can check out my post here on how to make zucchini lasagna noodles.

I know you are going to love this butternut squash lasagna with pumpkin pasta sauce. It is a warm, comforting fall hit!

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You know, I've gotta say that there are some people in my life that don't believe that pumpkin goes with everything.

Don't be one of those people. Those people are sad.

Pumpkin goes with everything. I really love finding new dishes and sprucing them up with pumpkin!

This week I made one amazing lasagna. It was vegetarian, and easily vegan. I will blog about it next week. First though, I need to blog about the sauce I used. Because it was fall, so I definitely had pumpkin in that pasta sauce. No regrets. I am probably also going to make spaghetti and use this pumpkin pasta sauce, because it is amazing.

Also, it is so easy to make, and you can make a lot at once and then can it and store it and use it again and again. So whatever pasta dish you have planned, you can throw some of this pumpkin pasta sauce on it.

Vitamin A everyone. Pumpkin, tomato, garlic, and Vitamin A everywhere.

There is truly nothing better.

So, here is how you make Pumpkin Pasta Sauce. Then, you can can it. Then you can save it. Then you can use it again and again in all your dishes that require sauce. Pumpkin sauce guys. It will change your life.

Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Ingredients:
1 15 oz can canned pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable broth or water
2 TBSP olive oil
1 small can tomato paste
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1 TBSP garlic
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Directions:
Add all ingredients to a pot over medium heat. 
Stirring occasionally bring to a simmer and heat for about ten minutes to let the flavor of the seasoning get well incorporated.

You can use immediately and store any unused sauce in the refrigerator for a week. Or you can can it and use it when you'd like. For canning directions, use the directions for canning found in this post.

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    It is raining in Phoenix!  It is always wonderful when that happens.  
     And, first of all, let me apologize for jumping the gun last week and calling it Fall when it really is the Autumnal Equinox today!  Oops. I guess I was overly anxious.  On the other hand, I got started on so many Fall things early!  One of them being that delicious Peach Pie you see pictured above. Now that it is raining and the weather is cooling down, it is definitely the Pie Baking time of year! 

    Now, you can peruse through our pie baking section of the blog and find a nice amount of delicious pie recipes to get you started.  But, I was just looking through our Pie e-book,For the Love of Pie, and feeling just a little bit proud of ourselves for all of the really good info and recipes that are in that book.  If you are a beginning pie baker, you should really get it.  If you are a seasoned baker, you should really get it, too.  It contains the classic recipes that you will want to make for the holidays, plus some vegan recipes and some delicious specialty recipes that we made up ourselves.  Click here to order it for yourself! 

    OH! And before I forget to tell you, we are offering a special deal on the Pie book to celebrate Fall!  So, from today until the end of September, (That is September 30th, 2019), We are offering the book for 50% off!  

That's right! Just click here and then use code FALLWINKS when you check out to get 50% off of For the Love of Pie! 

      A rainy day is the best day for pie! If it is already getting cold in your part of the world, baking a pie sure helps to warm up the house.  In more ways than one!  Happy Baking! 
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