If you have been looking for a lighter lasagna type dish to serve this is it. Plenty of flavor from the ricotta, butternut squash and spinach makes for a tasty meal.

The delicious spinach ricotta mixture combined with the butternut squash sauce makes this dish a flavorful one.

Layers of flavor topped with cheese make a perfect meal to serve year round.

Spinach Butternut Squash Lasagna

Lasagna layered with a spinach and cheese mixture and butternut squash sauce. Lighter than traditional lasagna and easy to enjoy all year long.

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Cook Time 35

Total Time 35

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8

Ingredients

Butternut Squash Sauce

2 lb butternut squash, diced
1 tbsp olive oil
5 garlic cloves, diced
1/2 onion, finely shopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Pepper

Spinach Mixture

10 oz spinach frozen package
15 oz ricotta cheese
11/2 cups Parmesan cheese grated
2 egg whites
1 tbsp oregano

1 lb lasagna noodles cook to package directions
1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

Instructions

Butternut Squash Sauce

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil, add butternut squash and cook until squash is soft.
Without draining all liquid put squash in blender with 1 cup water from pot and blend until smooth. Add water from the pot as needed to thin squash mixture.
Add olive oil, garlic and onions to a skillet and cook at medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
Add squash mixture, salt and pepper and stir well.
Preheat oven to 350

Spinach Mixture

Squeeze excess water from spinach and combine spinach, ricotta, 1 cup parmesan cheese, egg, oregano and parsley in a bowl and stir well.
In a 9x12 pan spread half of squash mixture on bottom of pan. Layer lasagna noodles, spinach mixture, butternut squash sauce and repeat until all are used up. Make sure top layer is butternut squash mixture. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 35 - 40 minutes. Cheese should be melted, hot and bubbly before removing.
Cut and serve topped with parsley.

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