Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna

Source: http://diethood.com/2013/10/19/roasted-butternut-squash-lasagna/
PointsPlus: 8 servings @ 13 points each
Drew Rating: 4/5
Sara Rating: 5/5

Modifications: Added 1/3 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese, see notes below

Notes: I would like to thank my parents; they are brave souls. We invited them over to eat this with us and we had never made this before. I'm not even sure how big of fans either of them are about squash but they seemed to think it was OK. I thought it was pretty good. This recipe does take a good amount of time to make, I think it took me about 2.5 hours to make, but most of that time is unattended time (just baking in the oven) so it wasn't really too bad to make on a weekend. As good as the recipe was, there was some issues with the directions. One small issue was the recipe just calls for 4 cloves of garlic but does not mention how it should be prepared (minced? whole? sliced? I minced). Another issue was the Parmesan cheese. The recipe directs you to put some sauce on the bottom (which was really thick and just basically some chucks of squash), add a layer of noodles, 1/3 of the remaining sauce (doesn't actually say remaining but I assume it is) and 1/3 of shredded Parmesan. Then it says to repeat two more times which uses up the rest of the noodles, sauce, and cheese. Then it says to pour the heavy cream over the top and then sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Wait, what? I already used that up! Not a big deal, I just shredded another 1/3 cup over the top but I thought that was a little sloppy. Overall, I think it tasted really good and the leftovers reheated well. The squash in the lasagna was warm and moist, just a slight bit peppery and very earthy. I was a little worried about it coming out well, especially the part about just pouring heavy cream over the top, but it really was not a problem. I would definitely make this again next fall when the butternut squash are back in season.

Sara’s Comments: Loved this. It was a great company dish, and didn’t have too much active cooking time so we could socialize with our guests. The roasted squash was soft and delicious, and the bechamel sauce tied everything together really well. I wish we had more squash!