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Squash and eggplant lasagna

February 22, 2015 by Caroline's Cooking 2 Comments

This squash and eggplant lasagna combines the best of different vegetable lasagnas with both a tomato and cheese sauce filling. Comforting and delicious.

squash and eggplant lasagna

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A lot of vegetarian lasagnas are either cheesy/cream-sauce-based or tomato-sauce-based. Both are nice, but don’t you sometimes find yourself thinking you are missing out on the other? The creamy sauce can feel a bit too rich and the tomato sauce a bit too, well, tomatoey.

But why can’t you have a bit of both? That’s what I decided to do with this squash and eggplant lasagna and it really is deliciously comforting with the best of both styles.

eggplant filling for squash and eggplant lasagna

So as you might have figured out, I decided to make two quite different fillings, one with a tomato-based sauce and the other a creamy cheese sauce. The vegetables with each work perfectly in the sauces – eggplant/aubergine is a perfect match to a tomato sauce as is roasted squash in the cheese sauce. The two also go really nicely together, as you’ll see when you take a nice forkful of everything as it starts to mingle on your plate.

butternut squash filling for squash and eggplant lasagna

I know the thought of making two fillings might seem a bit daunting or crazy, but it’s really not that much more work than any other lasagna, if it’s even more at all, as you might often make a cheese sauce anyway.

And really, you are just adding some roast vegetables to simple sauces and piling it all together, so while the cooking time is long, a lot of that is roasting time and not too much actual work. You can also, as with most lasagnas, make it ahead up to the last cooking and keep it refrigerated overnight until you are ready.

squash and eggplant lasagna

I have roasted the eggplant in the oven to cut down on the need to do too much preparation ie cooking it in a pan instead, plus it uses a lot less oil. The result is still tasty and it soaks up the tomato sauce nicely.

I know this isn’t necessarily the sort of meal you make every day between the number of dishes used and the time it takes, but it really is worth making now and again. Sometimes you can almost taste the little extra bit of effort that goes in a dish (I think I might have said that before – but it’s true!) and this is one of them. Plus, the leftovers can be pretty good as well which is always a bonus.

All in all, this squash and eggplant lasagna is comfort food through and through, and delicious with it.

squash and eggplant lasagna

Try these other comforting favorites with pasta:

  • Youvetsi (Greek lamb/beef and orzo stew)
  • Creamy lemon chicken pasta bake
  • Pulled pork stuffed shells
  • Plus get more mains recipes in the archives.
squash and eggplant lasagna
Print Recipe

Squash and eggplant lasagna

No need to choose between a creamy sauce and tomato-based, this vegetarian lasagna has a bit of both.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 20 mins
Total Time1 hr 40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion, Italian
Keyword: comfort food, eggplant lasagna, squash lasagna, vegetarian lasagna
Servings: 4 -6
Calories: 618kcal
Author: Caroline's Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 lb butternut squash 500g, approx 410g peeled and seeded weight
  • 2 eggplant or 1 large aubergine, approx 600-630g
  • 1/2 onion large
  • 14 oz finely chopped tomatoes 400g
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup milk 240ml
  • 1/2 cup Jarlesberg 500g, grated
  • 5 sheets lasagna pasta 4-6 depending on your dish no pre-cook lasagna sheets
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella 1 ball, approx
  • 1/4 cup parmesan 10g, grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F/190C
  • Dice the squash and eggplant into fairly small cubes - around 1/2in/ 1cm. Dice the onion.
  • Roast squash in one dish and eggplant/aubergine and onion in another, drizzling both with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, for around 30mins.
  • When the vegetables are almost done, make the sauces. Warm the chopped tomatoes in a pan over a medium heat along with the basil, oil and sugar. Cook for a minute or two then set aside.
  • In another pan, melt the butter and once starting to bubble, add the flour. Cook for a couple minutes until starting to go nutty.
  • Reduce the heat and add the milk a little at a time. Once all added and smooth, add the Jarlesberg and stir in so that it melts. Set aside.
  • Once cooked, add the eggplant/aubergine to the tomato sauce and the squash to the cheese sauce.
  • Start layering up the lasagna - place half the eggplant/aubergine mixture in first, add a layer of pasta, then the squash mixture followed by another layer of pasta and finally the rest of the eggplant/aubergine.
  • Break up the mozzarella and dot over the top and then sprinkle over the parmesan.
  • When ready, bake in the oven for approx 40 mins until gently golden on the top.

Nutrition

Calories: 618kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 748mg | Potassium: 1345mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 13020IU | Vitamin C: 39.1mg | Calcium: 647mg | Iron: 3.3mg

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Filed Under: Fall Recipes, Main dishes, vegetarian meals Tagged With: aubergine, butternut squash, eggplant, lasagna, pasta, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Kirsten says

    July 25, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Caroline,
    Thanks for this recipe! I’ve added it to the Farm Fresh Feasts Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for folks like me who love to eat from the farm share.
    I appreciate your help in making this index better!

    Reply
    • Caroline's Cooking says

      July 25, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      Thanks, Kristen, I hope it gives another idea for people – it’s a tasty dish!

      Reply

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