I love this time of year it puts me in the mood for butternut squash lasagna. Have you tried it yet? If you haven't, you must. I've made this before and even posted about it, but this time I changed things up a bit by infusing fresh sage along with roasted garlic in the warm bechamal sauce, and I also added ricotta cheese between my layers. This is crazy good!
I used one large butternut squash, cut in half, scooped out the seeds, peeled it and cut into chunks. Placed them on a baking sheet seasoned with salt and pepper and olive oil drizzle, 400F 15-20 minutes until fork tender, not mushy. In the same oven I roasted 1 head of garlic wrapped in tin foil.In the meantime, make your basic bechamal sauce, when finished add in the roasted and smashed garlic, along with some fresh sage leaves and a good handful of grated parmesan. Let it infuse for a good 20-30 minutes before layering your lasagna.
Whisk an egg into the ricotta along with a generous helping of grated parmesan, salt and pepper. Layering with sauce, pasta, more sauce, the squash, ricotta mixture, and more grated cheese. Bake covered with tin foil 375F, for about 30 minutes, take the foil off and stick it under the broiler till golden brown. Feel free to use boil, no boil, whole wheat or white lasagna noodles, just make plenty of sauce so you have a little extra for serving.I repeat... This is crazy good!
Buon Appetito!
