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Butternut Squash Lasagna


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  • Author: Gabrielle
  • Total Time: 1hr 5 mins
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings 1x

Ingredients

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Butternut Squash Filling:

 

Spinach Filling:

  • 8 oz spinach (1 cup cooked spinach)
  • 15 oz of ricotta cheese or vegan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • pepper to taste

Other Ingredients:

  • 10 oz lasagna noodles no cook or pre cooked
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese or vegan mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese or vegan parmesan on top

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F

Butternut Squash Filling:

  • In a pan over medium heat add the butter and sage leaves. Allow to foam and cook the sage leaves. (3 mins) Set aside to cool slightly.
  • For this filling, microwave frozen butternut squash until soft.
  • Place in a high powder blender with the remaining ingredients. Add more almond milk if needed to achieve a sauce consistency. Mix very well, taste and add more salt, if needed.

Spinach Filling:

  • In the same pan you used for sage add the spinach and a drizzle of olive oil. Cook until softened, 2-3 mins, set aside to cool slightly.
  • Combine spinach, Ricotta cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix, taste, and add more salt and pepper, if needed.

How to assemble vegetarian lasagna:

  • Prepare a baking dish – I used a casserole dish 9 inches x 8.5 inches x 3 inches deep. Grease the lasagna dish lightly with olive oil spray. Spread ⅓ of butternut squash filling on the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle lightly with mozzarella cheese. Top with lasagna noodles without overlapping if you can.
  • Spread half of spinach filling over the noodles. Top lightly with Mozzarella cheese. Top with lasagna noodles.
  • Spread another layer (⅓) of butternut squash mixture, then sprinkle lightly with Mozzarella cheese. Top with cooked noodles.
  • Spread the remaining half of spinach filling over the noodles. Top lightly with Mozzarella cheese. Top with the final layer of cooked noodles.
  • Spread a generous amount of butternut squash filling (the remaining ⅓) over this final layer of noodles, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and remaining mozzarella cheese (about ½ cup of mozzarella).
  • Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 min. Remove foil and bake additional 10 minutes to get that crispy top. Serve hot.
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins