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butternut squash with spinach lasagna

Spinach and Butternut Squash Lasagna

an Autumn twist on a classic lasagna with butternut squash as the star of the dish that hits all the fall flavor profiles. Perfect recipe for vegetarian lasagna or Meatless Monday
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups butternut squash puree (about half of a large roasted squash)

  • 1 cup

    ricotta cheese

  • 1/2 cup vegetable stock


  • 1/4 tbsp nutmeg


  • 1 cup uncooked spinach


  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese





  • 2 garlic cloves, minced


  • Salt & pepper, to taste


  • 10 oz lasagna noodles, cooked


  • 1 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese


  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese


  • dash of Paprika


  • A handful of Basil leaves


Instructions
 

  • Make sure to use cooked lasagna noodles. Bring a large pot of water to boil, cook the noodles al dente, rinse each noodle with cold water and drain.


  • Make the spinach filling by combining the uncooked spinach with 1 cup of ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella and two garlic cloves, minced. Add salt and pepper, to taste.


  • Then make the  butternut squash filling by adding the other cup of ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup of milk, the nutmeg and salt and pepper, to taste.


  • Now you are ready to assemble the lasagna. Prepare a baking dish and grease it lightly with olive oil spray. Spread 1/3 of butternut squash filling on the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle lightly with mozzarella cheese. Top with cooked lasagna noodles.



  • Spread half of spinach filling over the noodles. Top lightly with Mozzarella cheese. Top with cooked noodles. Spread another layer (1/3) 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 1/3) over this final layer of noodles, sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining mozzarella cheese (about 1/2 cup of mozzarella). Generously sprinkle the cheese with paprika, and basil.


  • Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 min at 375F. Remove foil and bake additional 10 minutes.