Butternut Lasagna


Butternut Lasagna Recipe - Butternut adds a creamy
and sweet texture to this lasagna recipe.

butternut-recipe

By: Isabel Robson
Serves: 4
Preparation 1 hour

Ingredients:
500 g Butternut squash
350 g Pasta lasagne sheets
250g Soya Quorn mince
200g Grated cheese
50 g Soya butter
750 ml Soya milk
1 Table spoon unsalted peanuts (optional)
1 Table spoon plain flour
2 Fresh tomatoes
1 Garlic clove
1 Chili (de-seeded)
1 tsp fresh sage leaves (chopped)
1 tsp fresh basil leaves (chopped)
1 tsp fresh oregano (chopped)
1 tsp Paprika
1 Onion
Olive Oil

  • Crush garlic, chili and peanuts.  Put in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add mince, oregano, sage, and basil chopped leaves.  Season with salt and pepper.
  • Peel and chop butternut squash into small chunks (1 cm).
  • Add chopped butternut, tomatoes, onion and 2 table spoons of olive oil to the bowl.  Mix well and leave to one side.
  • Pre- heat the oven at 220 degrees.
  • Make the white sauce by whisking flour and milk together in a pan.  Take to low heat.
  • Add butter and stir regularly and quickly for 3 minutes (please do not allow it to boil to avoid splitting).
  • Slowly add grated cheese (leave some cheese out for topping later) and stir for minute on high heat.
  • As sauce thickens, take off the heat.  Leave to one side to cool down.
  • Prepare the lasagne oven dish (25x 15 cm) by starting with 1 layer of lasagne sheets.
  • Add half of vegetable mixture and spread evenly.
  • Follow with another layer of lasagne sheets.
  • Add remaining vegetable mixture then add final layer of lasagne sheets.
  • Pour white sauce over the top and add remaining grated cheese.
  • Cover with kitchen foil and put in the oven for 20 minutes at 220 degrees.
  • Remove kitchen foil and put back in the oven for another 20 minutes.
  • Check if pasta sheets are cooked (should be soft with pierced with a knife).
  • Serve hot.




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