This is a vegetarian dish that I make in the fall. If you like squash and sage, you will like it:) This is actually two recipes-one to make the puree which then is used in the lasagna. I have made the puree ahead of time to make it more convenient for myself– eating some the first dinner, and reserving 4 cups for the following night’s dinner. It is good with cranberry bread , a tomato salad, and apple pie. Yes, this recipe did come from Everyday Foods:)
Ingredients: [‘acorn squash’, ‘butter’, ‘kosher salt’, ‘nutmeg’, ‘dried sage’, ‘black pepper’, ‘kosher salt’, ‘part-skim ricotta cheese’, ‘parmesan cheese’, ‘no-boil lasagna noodles’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“4 lbs acorn squash”,”2 tablespoons butter”,”3/4 teaspoon kosher salt”,”1 dash nutmeg”,”1/2 teaspoon dried sage”,”1/4 teaspoon black pepper”,”1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt”,”1 (15 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese”,”1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese”,”8 no-boil lasagna noodles”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘To make the squash puree: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.’, ‘Place squash, uncut, on a rimmed baking sheet; bake, turning occasionally, until very tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 1 hour.’, ‘When cool enough to handle, halve each squash, scoop out, and discard the seeds; scrape out flesh from squash halves, and transfer to a food processor and process until smooth.’, ‘Season with butter, salt, and a sprinkle of nutmeg.’, ‘At this point, you could eat some, but reserve 4 cups of puree for the lasagna.’, ‘To make the lasagna: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.’, ‘Spray an 8” square baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.’, ‘In a medium bowl, mix 4 cups of squash puree with sage, pepper, and salt.’, ‘In another bowl, mix ricotta with 1/2 cup of Parmesan; set aside.’, ‘Lay 2 lasagna noodles in the bottom of prepared dish; spread with half the squash mixture.’, ‘Layer with 2 more noodles, and spread with half the ricotta mixture.’, ‘Repeat layering with remaining noodles , puree, noodles, and ricotta mixture.’, ‘Cover baking dish with foil; place on a rimmed baking sheet.’, ‘Bake until lasagna is heated through, about 45 minutes, remove foil, and continue baking until golden on top, 20-25 minutes more.’]