Cook uncooked 1 cup quinoa to produce 2 cups or more of cooked quinoa. Set aside.
In a large pot or skillet, cook the chopped onion and minced garlic in olive oil for about 2 minutes on medium heat until onion is soft .
Add pumpkin, canned tomatoes (chop them up into smaller chunks), water, black beans (drained), garbanzo beans (drained), quinoa. Add 1 tablespoon of cumin, 2 tablespoons of chili powder, and 1/2 and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stir everything well, and season with more salt if needed.
Bring to boil, make sure to stir all ingredients well together to combine flavors and spices. Reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes on simmer.
Serve in soup bowls, garnished with sour cream, shredded cheeses, and chopped green onion.
Microwave small Pumpkin about 10 minutes to help soften it a bit. Cut the Pumpkin into quarters, and boil them about 15 minutes or until soft. Cool the quarters then remove the skin and puree.
Sauté minced Onion in 1 stick of Butter.Add Oil and pureed Pumpkin to Onions and mix well.
Add Sugar, Cinnamon and Vanilla. Season with Salt.
Mix well and set aside to begin the Béchamel sauce.
Béchamel Sauce: Heat 1 stick of Butter in a medium sauce pan. Add Flour over medium heat and stir until golden brown. Heat Milk to almost a boil and then add 1 cup at a time to the Flour mix and whisk. Bring the mixture back to a boil for 20-30 seconds. Add in Nutmeg and Pecorino.
To build the Lasagna: In the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, ladle an even layer of Béchamel Sauce. Build the layers starting with Noodles, Sauce, Pumpkin, Mozzarella and Sauce. Continue with another Noodle layer then more Sauce, Pumpkin, Sauce, and Mozzarella. Repeat until all ingredients are used ending with a layer that is a Noodle layer, Béchamel, Pumpkin, more Béchamel, Mozzarella and Pecorino.
Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes and let cool for 30 minutes or until set up.
