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Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage

Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Bonnie Hershey

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds butternut squash peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch chunks See "How To Prepare Butternut Squash" here.
  • 2 TBL extra virgin olive oil
  • Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
  • 1 pound low-fat ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 Cups fresh mozzarella cheese grated
  • Ground nutmeg
  • 2 TBL unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup loosely packed fresh sage leaves coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
  • 1 pound whole wheat lasagna noodles
  • 4 ounces finely grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Prepare the squash and cheese filling. Prep time: About 1 hour. (Do this earlier in the day!)
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel and seed the squash. Cut into 1-inch, bite size chunks.
  • Toss the pieces in a bowl with olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and some pepper. Spread out the pieces on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake 25-30 minutes.
  • While squash is baking, combine ricotta, cream, yolks, mozzarella and a pinch of nutmeg in a medium bowl. Season with salt. Cover and set aside in fridge.
  • Remove squash from oven. Let cool on pan.
  • Place squash in a medium bowl. Using the back of a large spoon, mash up most of the pieces, leaving a few large ones.
  • Melt the butter in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat. As soon as butter is sizzling, add the sage and cook 3-4 minutes.
  • Add sage mixture to squash along with chicken stock. Mix well. Cover and set aside in fridge.
  • Cook noodles and assemble lasagna. Prep time: About 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cook lasagna noodles 1 minute less than what the package says.
  • In a 9-cup (or similar) baking dish, spread 3/4 cup ricotta mixture on bottom. Top with a layer of noodles. Spread 1/2 of the butternut squash mixture over noodles. Top with a layer of noodles. Spread 1 cup ricotta mixture over noodles and repeat once more (noodles, squash, noodles, ricotta).
  • Sprinkle parmesan over top and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  • Let stand a few minutes before serving.