Take-out Tuesday, Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pepperoni Lasagna
Please join me in praying
for all my friends and neighbors on the Gulf Coast
who are being impacted by Hurricane Sally…
And everyone on the West Coast
being impacted by the horrible fires…
I was too stressed out and worried to cook yesterday
so I am re-sharing this recipe which I hope you enjoy
This is a short cut lasagna
Perfect for a cozy weeknight supper
Fresh or frozen cubed butternut squash, fresh spinach,
no boil lasagna sheets, grated Parmesan cheese
Make this a great vegetarian meal
or you can add pepperoni slices
A 5 minute Parmesan Cream Sauce binds everything happily together
Or use a prepared Alfredo sauce to make assembly even easier
Place squash on a lined sheet pan,
Season with salt, pepper, garlic, olive oil, and ginger*
Roast at 400 degrees for 20 minutes
*The ginger helps balance the sweetness of the squash
Layer pepperoni between paper towels on a plate
Microwave for 20 seconds to render fat
Once squash is done, assembly takes only minutes
Begin assembly with a layer of sauce,
then pasta sheets, squash, spinach,
riotta, and pepperoni,
repeating layers again and ending with pasta sheets on top
Cover the pasta sheets with sauce, Parmesan and pepperoni
Cover and refrigerate at this point for up to 24 hours before baking
Butternut Squash, Spinach & Pepperoni Lasagna
Ingredients
- 6 no boil lasagna sheets
- 1 lb butternut squash cubes, fresh or frozen
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 24-30 pepperoni slices, optional
- 1/2 bag fresh spinach leaves, 4-6 cups
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 1 1/4 cups Parmesan Cream Sauce or Alfredo Sauce
Instructions
- Place squash on parchment paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle with minced garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss squash cubes to coat and distribute seasonings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Lay pepperoni slices on a paper towel lined plate and top with another paper towel. Microwave on high for 20 seconds to render the fat.
- Spread about 1/4 sauce into the bottom of small greased baking dish. Top with 2 lasagna sheets, end to end for a rectangular dish or side by side for a square dish.
- When squash is done place 1/2 on top of lasagna sheets in dish. Next layer on 1/2 the spinach leaves. Top with 1/2 ricotta, in small dollops. Season ricotta with a little salt and pepper. Top with 1/3 of pepperoni slices and drizzle with a little Parmesan Cream Sauce. Repeat layers. Top with remaining 2 sheets of lasagna and spread with remaining sauce, sprinkle with Parmigiano Reggiano and top with remaining 1/3 of pepperoni. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours if desired.
- Bake uncovered 30-60 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Baking time will be longer for refrigerated lasagna than lasagna baked right after assembly. Let sit for 10 minutes to set.
Parmesan Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1/4 cup white wine or water
- 2 T all purpose flour
- 2 T unsalted butter
- 1 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano
Instructions
- melt butter in small sauce pan over medium heat. Add flour and stir until incorporated. Add liquids and stir.
- Cook several minutes until thickened about 4-5 minutes. Add 1 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano and stir into sauce.
Notes
Let sit for 10 minutes to set before cutting and serving
The aroma while baking is enticing
It’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and creamy dreamy good!
Wonderful Fall Comfort Food!
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Sounds like comfort food Jenna! Please stay safe:@)
thanks Lynn…
Looks delish Jenna! Keeping everyone in the path Sally and those impacted by the fires and smoke in our thoughts and prayers. Hope your beach house is battened down and stays safe ❤️
Thank you Mary, we’re in trouble on the coast I’m afraid….
Jenna, I am praying for all those in the path of Sally and all those impacted by the tragic fires. I hope your beautiful beach house will be safe. You are in my prayers 🙏🏻♥️
Thank you Pam, we need lots of prayers…the water is so high already, our pier is under…
Praying, praying…love and hugs!
Our prayers are with you and everyone in the beautiful Gulf Coast. 🙏. I know it will be a long few days for you waiting for Sally to pass. Hoping damage will not be extensive.
Thank you Susan, we need lots of prayers, not looking good…
Looks delicious!
But praying for everyone in the path of Sally. Hoping your place will not be impacted! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Praying for you dear friend.
Prayers for all those fires to cease… now! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you Nancy, we do need all the prayers we can get, our pier is already underwater…
Oh my…!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Good morning, Jenna! This looks like the perfect autumn comfort food! It sounds delicious and a wonderful dish to enjoy on a cool fall day. Happy Tuesday! Take care!
thank you Shannon!
Oh, Jenna, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Our air quality is the pits right now. My daughter in Monrovia had to evacuate because the air in her house was so bad! We wake up to an orange sun every day. As soon as I saw the path of Sally, I started worrying about you. Mother Nature is surely making a statement right now. Please take care.
Thank you sweet Rosie, I pray for you and yours too, I have a ton of family in California, and it sounds so awful! I grew up in So Cal and remember the terror of fire evacuations, scary stuff…and now I get to deal with hurricanes 🙂
Jenna I seriously didn’t know what to fix for dinner tonight, but since I have seen your recipe post I know just what to fix. My boss brought me in some squash that I hadn’t fixed yet. This looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Terrie, I hope you enjoy!
Jenna, this looks so tasty!!!
thank you Sarah!
Jenna, Praying for the Gulf Coast. Keeping your house in our prayers.
Praying for the west affected by the fires too. Wish we could send rain from the Gulf out there.
Your recipe looks so good. I would love it. Thanks for the steps.
Thanks so much Bonnie! I have a lot of family in Calif and so far they are all good except the air quality is so bad they all have scratchy throats…Oh how I wish we could send them our rain!
Jenna, I am thinking about you and your family and friends knowing Sally is causing so much damage. Know you are in thoughts and prayers, and for no damage to your beach home…….
The recipe sounds delicious.
Thank you Emily
This does look yummy! You think of the neatest dishes! Yes, praying for our nation, the fires, the hurricanes, the riots, etc. Prayers for you Jenna and your family and the extended family in California. ♥️🛐
Thank you so much Cyndi, I so appreciate your prayers 💕
I will keep the coast in my prayers for sure. Sally is moving so slow, and that seems to be making things worse with the rain that is hovering and drenching areas. Here is Georgia today (Wed.) is a really overcast and blustery day, with a fine mist, So Sally is moving our way too. Praying that all areas escape loss of lives and homes. Love to you and your family–your friends are out here keeping you and yours in our hearts.
Thank you so much Sheila, Orange Beach is a disaster, we got hit hard…be careful in Georgia, stock up on bottled water etc.
That sounds absolutely delicious!! I love just about anything with butternut squash and spinach. Pinned.