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conulyTonight I made lasagna (which I'd never made before) using, instead of pasta, butternut squash and zucchini, cut thin with a mandolin.
You would not have expected it to be as good as it was! Alas, the kids still didn't eat the squash, but I do believe that's because they knew it was in there. They ate all the rest of it, and if they had just not picked at it they probably wouldn't've even noticed. Which is what I told them, not that they believed me. Anyway, we also had green beans and cauliflower, so they weren't going to starve or anything.
I have to use, next time, less sauce. Although I thought I didn't have enough, because I was cooking with squash instead of pasta, the lasagna got MORE moist as it cooks! But it was still delicious.
Next time you want to make lasagna but don't have any lasagna, or need to use up a squash, or want to avoid gluten, you have GOT to try doing this. It works SO well, and when you think about it, the net effect is just to add another serving of vegetables to your day, so win win win all around, and it even tastes good.
You would not have expected it to be as good as it was! Alas, the kids still didn't eat the squash, but I do believe that's because they knew it was in there. They ate all the rest of it, and if they had just not picked at it they probably wouldn't've even noticed. Which is what I told them, not that they believed me. Anyway, we also had green beans and cauliflower, so they weren't going to starve or anything.
I have to use, next time, less sauce. Although I thought I didn't have enough, because I was cooking with squash instead of pasta, the lasagna got MORE moist as it cooks! But it was still delicious.
Next time you want to make lasagna but don't have any lasagna, or need to use up a squash, or want to avoid gluten, you have GOT to try doing this. It works SO well, and when you think about it, the net effect is just to add another serving of vegetables to your day, so win win win all around, and it even tastes good.
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Date: 2012-01-17 04:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-17 05:55 pm (UTC)One note, I found that there was a lot of liquid. I suspect most lasagna recipes are designed to keep the pasta moist (or to cook it, for no-boil pastas), but squash (especially zucchini!) doesn't have that problem. You may find you need to adjust the sauce, or keep it uncovered for some time at the beginning or end of cooking.
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Date: 2012-01-17 06:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-17 05:57 pm (UTC)