Spice Up Your Fall Dinners With These 5 Butternut Squash Dishes

Lauren Zami

Butternut squash is all over the food world right now because it is a winter squash. Winter squashes are more starchy in nature, are harvested in the fall, and keep well throughout this season. This is why you may be seeing it in your local supermarkets and all over social media. Plus, it’s super delicious and has valuable properties that enable it to be cooked in a myriad of ways! For example, its starchy nature allows for gelatinization, so it can be transformed into thick soups and sauces, as you can see in the next 5 recipes below! And once you master the first recipe, you will see how the other recipes become much easier to follow!

1. The Basic: Roasted Butternut Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash evenly cubed

  • 1/2 a red onion sliced or more if you're into that

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

  • 2 teaspoons black pepper

  • 2 teaspoons salt

  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder but you can never go wrong with a little more

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2. The Classic: Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash

  • 2 small kombucha squashes

  • 2 sweet potatoes

  • 3 mackintosh apples peeled and cored

  • 1 onion

  • 1 clove garlic

  • 1/2 cup olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon salt

  • 1 tablespoon pepper

  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder

  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger

  • Water enough to fill a large pot

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At this point, we've covered the basic squash recipes, and maybe you've even tasted foods similar to those listed above. This brings me to the next 3 recipes that will shock you. There are infinite complex recipes that can be created from a simple winter squash!

3. Butternut Squash Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 roasted butternut squash as seen in Recipe 1

  • 3/4 cup cooked farro

  • 3 eggs beaten

  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese

  • 1 tablespoon fresh or dried mint

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4. Butternut Squash Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 roasted butternut squash as seen in Recipe 1

  • 1 box pasta cooked

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese

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5. Butternut Squash Risotto

Ingredients

  • 1 cup arborio rice

  • 1/2 a butternut squash roasted as seen in Recipe 1

  • 1/2 cup white wine

  • 3 cups hot water

  • 1/2 diced onion

  • 2 cloves garlic chopped

  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon salt

  • 1 tablespoon pepper

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And that's my butternut squash recipe roundup. Stay creative in your kitchens this fall!

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