Butternut Squash Lasagna Rolls are cozy, rich and oh-so delicious. With only six ingredients, they're a cinch to throw together, and sure to impress a crowd.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword lasagna roll ups, lasagna rolls, pasta, butternut squash pasta
12lasagna sheets (You'll only need 10, but I like extra in case one breaks)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Fill the largest pot you have with water and bring to a rapid boil. Grease a 9x12 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Rub 2 tablespoons olive oil over the flesh of the butternut squash and the skin of the garlic cloves. Season the squash liberally with salt and pepper and place flesh-side down on a baking sheet. Sprinkle garlic around. Roast in the oven until the squash is fork-tender, about 45 minutes. Check the garlic about halfway through cooking and if it's soft, pull it out and continue to cook the squash.
While the squash cooks. Add a good amount of salt to the boiling water. It should taste as salty as the sea. Add remaining olive oil. Add lasagna noodles one at a time, stirring in between each addition so they don't stick. Cook until just under aldente. Use tongs to remove noodles and place on a baking sheet or flat surface. Make sure the noodles aren't stacked on top of each other. I like to to line them up on a baking sheet, then cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap or foil and continue to line up the pasta.
Once the squash and garlic are soft, remove from oven and cool completely. Scrape the flesh from the squash and transfer to a food processor. Remove the skins from the garlic and also place in the food processor. Process until smooth.
Add the ricotta and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Pulse just until combined.
While the squash and lasagna noodles cook, make the sauce. Add the cream to a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Whisk in remaining 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese. Whisk until melted. Let the sauce simmer until thickened, about 3-4 minutes. Stir frequently. Season to taste with salt an pepper.
Spoon a little bit of the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish. Spread about 1/4 cup of the filling across the entire lasagna sheet. Roll up and place in the baking sheet, seam-side down. Repeat. Cover with sauce. Bake at 375 degrees until hot and bubbly, about 25-30 minutes. If you like the top a little crusty and charred, turn the broiler on for a minute or two until the tops are brown.