My friend Kelly was a happy go lucky, adventurous soul and nothing stopped her from reaching her goals. I think it’s why she was so determined to carry on with her mountain climbing only this time it would be different. She loved life and I suppose she died doing what she loved. She is someone I will never forget, she holds a special place in my heart. Whilst typing out this Butternut Zucchini Lasagna I couldn’t help but think of the time she was helping me cook for a charity event. We had to cut tons of veggies and chicken to cook this curry for an “army”. Kelly was the ring master, giving everyone orders and she worked so hard and we had so many laughs together. She always called me to ask for recipes and if she wasn’t sure how to cook a curry. Not forgetting all her words of wisdom, she loved uplifting and motivating people. I am going to miss her terribly. Here’s my recipe: I love veggies but the idea of a whole bunch of veggies with pasta doesn’t appeal to me. I therefore decided to stick to two of my most favourite veggies and just left all the others out of the mix. Although I did buy a whole lot of veggies to use in this dish. Butternut and Zucchini Lasagna sounded good to me. If a Butternut is roasted and I am eating it as a side dish I don’t mind it being chunky. However, when it comes to lasagna I prefer tiny bits of veggies. I therefore popped my butternut and zucchini/baby marrow into the food processor and processed it into tiny little pieces. This was much more appealing to me and my fussy eaters too. In the past I always made my lasagna with a tomato sauce but this time I decided to use a white/béchamel sauce with some sundried pesto. This was super delicious, I have also used a red pepper pesto before and it also works well. Guess what, my pesto is store bought. I prefer it that way. When I do try to make my own little condiments I find that we eat just a little and the balance of it gets thrown away. This way I buy just what I need and there’s no wastage. Next time if I am a little more organised maybe I can make my own pesto for this lasagna. Woolworths pesto’s are amazing, I’ve tried all of them and they all taste great. If you really can’t get your hands on some pesto feel free to use a tomato sauce as a replacement. You can still add the white sauce as it gives the dish a lovely creaminess.A lasagna will just not taste as good without loads of cheese.
Well this one time I am not regretting the cheese. You can also prep everything in advance for this lasagna and assemble when you’re ready. You can also separate them into little portions, freeze and bake them. I have loads of pasta dishes on my blog, it’s because I love pastas that much: Creamy Pesto Pasta Creamy Mushroom Pasta Creamy Chilli and Garlic Prawn Pasta If you loved this, please share!
