Roasted Butternut Squash, Rosemary, and Garlic Lasagne
- 3 pounds butternut squash, quartered, seeded, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 9 1/2 cups)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 9 7 x 3 1/2-inch sheets dry no-boil lasagne pasta
- 1 1/3 cups freshly grated Parmesan (about 5 ounces)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Garnish: Fresh rosemary sprigs
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. and oil 2 large shallow baking pans.
- In a large bowl toss squash with oil until coated well and spread in one layer in pans.
- Roast squash in oven 10 minutes and season with salt.
- Stir squash and roast 10 to 15 minutes more, or until tender and beginning to turn golden.
- While squash is roasting, in a saucepan bring milk to a simmer with rosemary.
- Heat milk mixture over low heat 10 minutes and pour through a sieve into a large pitcher or measuring cup.
- In a large heavy saucepan cook garlic in butter over moderately low heat, stirring until softened.
- Stir in flour and cook roux, stirring, 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk mixture in a stream until smooth.
- Return pan to heat and simmer sauce, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes, or until thick.
- Stir in squash and salt and pepper to taste.
- Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, its surface covered with plastic wrap.
- Reduce temperature to 375 degrees F. and butter a baking dish, 13 x 9 x 2 inches.
- Pour 1 cup sauce into baking dish (sauce will not cover bottom completely) and cover with 3 lasagne sheets, making sure they do not touch each other.
- Spread half of remaining sauce over pasta and sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan.
- Make one more layer in same manner, beginning and ending with pasta.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream with salt until it holds soft peaks and spread evenly over top pasta layer, making sure pasta is completely covered.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup Parmesan over cream.
- Cover dish tightly with foil, tenting slightly to prevent foil from touching top layer, and bake in middle of oven 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake lasagne 10 minutes more, or until top is bubbling and golden.
- Let lasagne stand 5 minutes.
- Garnish each serving with rosemary.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-butternut-squash-rosemary-and-garlic-lasagne-recipe.html (may not work)