Roasted butternut, ricotta lasagne

Serves:10-12

Ingredients

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 450 g dried lasagne sheets
  • 5 cups Woolworths cheese sauce
  • 1 tsp rosemary leaves, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 3/4 cups parmesan, finely grated
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 450 g Fior di latte mozzarella, coarsley grated
  • 800 g swiss chard, tough stems removed
  • 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra
  • 2 x 900 g butternut, peeled, halved, seeded and cut crosswise into 1/2 cm slices

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Toss the butternut with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and black pepper and spread on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Roast for about 15 minutes until tender. Allow to cool.
  3. Blanch the Swiss chard just until it wilts. Drain and cool under running water, squeeze out the excess water and coarsely chop. Toss with salt, pepper and olive oil.
  4. Mix the mozzarella, ricotta, 1 cup of Parmesan, lemon zest, sage and rosemary in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Boil the lasagne sheets for about 8 minutes until al dente.
  6. Cool in a bowl of ice water, then drain and lay out on a kitchen towels, placing kitchen towels between the pasta sheets.
  7. To assemble the lasagne, spoon ¼ cup of cheese sauce evenly into the base of a 33 x 23 x 5 cm baking dish, top with a layer of lasagne sheets, 1/3 of the butternut, followed by 1/3 of the Swiss chard, 1/3 of the ricotta mixture and lastly ½ cup of cheese sauce. Repeat the process 2 more times to create a total of 3 layers, finishing with a layer of lasagne. Spread the remaining cheese sauce on top and sprinkle with ¾ cup of Parmesan.
  8. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes until starting to brown on top. Brown under the grill until golden.
  9. Serve topped with any remaining roasted butternut or Swiss chard.