What kind of pumpkin for lasagna recipe?

[Anonymous]

I'm making a pumpkin and spinach lasagna recipe that calls for roasting chunks of a butternut pumpkin. Are the pumpkins in the grocery store butternut pumpkins and appropriate for roasting? I've never seen them referred to as butternut, just pumpkins.

[Anonymous]

Are you sure it's not butternut squash?

[Anonymous]

butternut pumpkin = butternut squash

[Anonymous]

You can buy butternut squash that's already been cut into chunks.

[Anonymous]

FYI Trader Joe's sells a DELICIOUS butternut and spinach lasagna, on the off chance you're ok with store bought for a quick meal or side.

[Anonymous]

The recipe means butternut squash. IF it meant pumpkin I would tell you use canned pumpkin because fresh is too mealy and watery, even roasted, and would ruin your lasagna.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The recipe means butternut squash. IF it meant pumpkin I would tell you use canned pumpkin because fresh is too mealy and watery, even roasted, and would ruin your lasagna.

Sometimes the Brits use the word pumpkin for squash.

Canned pumpkin would probably be fine as a substitute. If you're concerned about water content put it in cheese cloth in a colander and let it drain.

[Anonymous]

Ewwwwwww!!!

[Anonymous]

I do not recommend using canned pumpkin for this.

[Anonymous]

Made a spinach and butternut squash lasagna w/ béchamel just the other day...delish! Use the pre-diced squash in the grocery store. Fresh pumpkin would be stringy and canned pumpkin would just be mushy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Made a spinach and butternut squash lasagna w/ béchamel just the other day...delish! Use the pre-diced squash in the grocery store. Fresh pumpkin would be stringy and canned pumpkin would just be mushy

I just did this too! I had a butternut squash layng around. I also used kale instead of spinach since I already had that. I was pleasantly surprised. My recipe also called for browned onions. Yum.