Acorn Squash Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 3 acorn squash, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 lb lasagna noodle, cooked
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce (store bought is fine)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a saucepan combine maple syrup, honey, and margarine. cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until margarine is melted.
• 3 place the cut acorn squash into a microwaveable dish and pour syrup mixture over the chunks. cover the dish with plastic wrap over it, and microwave about 12 or 15 minutes or until tender.
• 4 cool slightly, and then mash the squash and the syrup together.
• 5 in a skillet heat the oil until hot and then add the onions and sugar.
• 6 reduce heat and cook until the onions are lightly golden.
• 7 set the mixture aside.
• 8 while the acorn squash and onion mixtures are cooling cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions, drain them and set them aside.
• 9 in another bowl combine the ricotta cheese with the egg and nutmeg; spoon 1/3 of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan.
• 10 lay 3 strips of cooked lasagna on top of the sauce.
• 11 then spread 1/2 of the ricotta mixture on top of the lasagna, then spread 1/2 of the squash mixture on top of the ricotta, then 1/2 of the onions on top of the squash, and put 1/3 of the mozzarella on top of the onions.
• 12 then put 3 more strips of lasagna, at a 90 degree angle to the first three, on top.
• 13 spread the rest of the ricotta, squash, onions, and mozzarella on top, and then add a little bit of sauce, just to cover.
• 14 top with 3 more strips of lasagna (again, at a 90 degree angle to the previous three), and add a little more sauce to cover the lasagna on top.
• 15 you want to have a nice firm lasagna not a sloppy runny mess so make sure that you don’t use too much spaghetti sauce.
• 16 bake, uncovered at 350°f for 40 to 50 minutes.
• 17 this serves 6 to 8 people.
• 18 enjoy!