Butternut squash, spinach, and bacon lasagna recipe
 
 
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Ingredients
  • Butternut squash (about 3lb)
  • ½ cup onion (1 medium sized brown onion)
  • 9 oz fresh spinach (if you use frozen, thaw and drain it)
  • 6 oz bacon, cooked and chopped (about 8-10 pieces)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded Italian cheese, plus ¼ cup (separated)
  • 2 cups fat free or reduced fat ricotta cheese
  • 3 cups pasta sauce of your choice (1 jar)
  • 4 oven ready lasagna noodles
  • ¼ tsp salt and pepper (each)
Instructions
  1. Bake/cook your butternut squash (if you need to know how to prepare a butternut squash, here's a helpful video), either by placing cubes in a microwave safe dish and microwaving for 5-10 minutes until tender, or baking halves in the oven on a baking sheet for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees F, then cubing. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F to cook the prepared lasagna.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with a small drizzle of olive oil. Saute chopped onions for about 4 minutes, until tender. Add spinach and saute 2-3 minutes, until wilted.
  3. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of shredded Italian cheese, the ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning, and eggs. Mix until fully combined.
  4. Coat the bottom of an 8x8 inch square baking dish (sprayed with nonstick spray) with a few tablespoons of tomato sauce. Arrange 2 noodles over the sauce. Spread about 1 cup of the cheese mixture on top of the noodles, and then layer ½ of the butternut squash, spinach/onion, and bacon on top. Spread a generous portion of tomato sauce on top, and then layer two more lasagna noodles on top. Repeat procedure for the second layer of lasagna. Top the tomato sauce layer on to very top with the ¼ cup of Italian cheese (you can add more to taste if you prefer a larger amount of cheese). Cover with foil.
  5. Bake lasagna at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
Recipe by Helpful Homemade at https://helpfulhomemade.com/butternut-squash-lasagna/