Favorite butternut squash recipes?

[mackeysmom]

Hi -

I found myself with about 2 lbs. of cut up butternut squash today. But, I've never cooked butternut squash before.

I know I can Google and get a ton of recipes, but thought I'd reach out to see if you guys had any favorites. (Preferably low-fat).

Thanks in advance,
Laura

 

[bballmom56]

My favorite way to have butternut squash is to just boil it until it is mush, drain the excess water, and then add butter and brown sugar to your taste. Love it!

oops, missed the part of low fat. Maybe you can use a low fat butter substitute

 

[d3boyz]

Of course when I read your post, naturally I cannot find the butternut squah soup recipie that is my favorite! It's creamy and thicker than regular soup, but for a winter-type of meal, it is fantastic! I first had it in Germany years ago and found that it's a favorite in that area.

I will keep searching for this recipie for you, or maybe it's one of the ones you already found online!

Deb

 

[crashbb]

Here's my favourite soup. I use fat free milk and skip the yoghurt swirl, so it is pretty low in fat.

Curried Squash Soup

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 Tbsp flour
2 cups stock (veggie or chicken)
400g squash, cooked (about 1 medium, doesn’t need to be exact)
1 small apple, cubed
1tsp curry powder
¼ tsp coriander
¾ cup milk
plain yogurt

DIRECTIONS:
1. Saute onions in butter until tender, about 4 minutes
2. Stir in flour
3. Slowly add stock
4. Add squash, apple, curry powder and coriander
5. Bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes – with the lid on
6. Blend smooth (I use a handheld thingy I can use in the pot, but you could
also transfer to a blender/food processor)
7. Return to pot (if you moved it) and add milk
8. Heat through
9. Ladle into bowls and top each with a dollop of yogurt (I never do this step,
but other people seem to like it).

Makes about 6 cups of soup – depending on how much squash you use and how much you blend.

 

[NC State]

I like the following and super easy.


Toss the squash in 2 Tbsp olive oil and 2 Tbsp maple syrup. Place on baking dish and season with salt. Roast in oven at 400 degrees for about 20 mins. Toss the squash and return to the oven for additional 20 mins or until squash is a light color. Sppon into a serving dish, top with a 1 Tbsp of maple syrup.

*I'm on Weight Watchers so I use sugar-free syrup.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

Butternut Squash and Apple Bake

1 pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2 in. pieces
1 large apple, peeled and cut into 1/2 in. pieces
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 T. butter
2 tsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Grease an 8x8 in. baking dish (or line with foil and then grease). Mix the squash and apple together and arrange in dish. Mix together the rest of the ingredients, and then crumble on top of the pumpkin and apple. Cover with a lid or foil, and bake for 50 minutes or until squash is tender. YUM!!!

 

[mackeysmom]

Yum, yum - everything sounds soooo good. I can't wait to try all of them, thanks.

I think I might start with the soup - we are going to have a stretch of cool weather and soup might hit the spot!

- Laura

 

[mombrontrent]

http://ohsheglows.com/2011/10/05/red-lentil-and-squash-curry-stew/

I love butternut squash (actually all types of squash). Last week I was looking for a different way to prepare it. This recipe was really easy, tasty and very healthy. It made a lot so I suggest cutting the recipe in half to serve less then 4 people.

 

[shortbun]

I'm going to make some of that soup! Sounds delicious.