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Vegetarian Butternut Squash Lasagna

Ali Segersten (author)
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This grain-free and meat-free lasagna uses sliced raw butternut squash instead of lasagna noodles! It's actually easier to put together than traditional lasagna because you don't need to pre-cook anything before assembling it. I like to use cottage cheese in vegetarian lasagna, but, of course, ricotta cheese works just as well.

Ingredients
1 large butternut squash
3 cups marinara sauce
1 pounds mozzarella cheese grated
3 cups thinly sliced lacinato kale
16 ounces cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese)
4 ounces shredded parmesan cheese (about 1 cup)
1 large eggs
2 pinches ground nutmeg
4.9 9 reviews

Mol…

Nov 28, 2025

Overall this was delicious! I love using the squash instead of noodles but I found this to have too much cheese (can’t believe I’m saying that as a cheese lover!) next time I would use half the mozzarella.

Apr…

Nov 10, 2025

Yumbo! Even the two teens, who were less than pleased to discover I used "SQUASH instead of pasta?!" gobbled it all up. I added ground beef to the marinara sauce to up the iron and protein and it was delicious.

Jes…

Jan 4, 2025

Wow! This was SO GOOD!!! I thought the butternut squash would be a little overpowering, but it blended right in. I had to sub frozen spinach for the kale and had less cheese available, but it was still scrumptious. I will make this again.

kar…

Nov 18, 2023

A truly easy and delicious vegetarian dish. My only comment is that the marinara I used with the cheese may have resulted in the dish tasting slightly too salty. I will taste the marinara first, and maybe use 1/2 straight tomato puree. This dish would work with added grounded beef or sausage too if you wanted to use meat. Cannot wait to try this again and use the sage.

Sas…

Jun 18, 2023

Didn't miss the ricotta. Loved this recipe.

Rac…

May 27, 2023

So good!

Alissa Segersten

Jan 4, 2022

Thanks Megan! I added the missing step. :)
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is helpful to have a large squash with a wide neck for this recipe, however, slicing the base works too.

Meg…

Jan 4, 2022

I made this and it turned out amazing! Kids and husband both loved it. Super easy.
I used some of the base of the squash to have enough. I thought the butternut squash I had was large - but must not have been as big as the one used in this recipe. I easily fit 12 slices per row so would need 36 slices for the recipe. Using slices from the base to complete it was easy and turned out great.
I believe one step is missing in the recipe to combine the bottom ingredients to form the "cottage cheese mixture" - this is obvious if you have made lasagna however may be helpful to some.

Deb…

Nov 2, 2021

I made this for dinner tonight and it’s delicious and so easy! We love the change of using butternut squash instead of pasta!