What’s not to love about a vegetable that has butter and nut in its name? It practically screams “cozy!”
This hourglass autumnal squash is basically the love child of the sweet potato and the pumpkin. When roasted, its flesh becomes tender and sweet, the sugars in it yielding a natural caramelization. It’s vegetable candy, and we’ll be obsessing over it all season long.
One of the things I love most about butternut squash is the versatility of it — it’s awesome in pasta (as a healthy, but still incredibly tasty riff on mac & cheese), but also translates beautifully into a silky, sweet pie. And don’t even get me started on the soup! We’ve got an exciting roundup today, of 15 of our favorite recipes starring butternut squash. With recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert dishes, this veggie covers all bases — from a healthy breakfast hash, to a carbonara that will knock your socks off, we truly can’t get enough.
Still intimidated by peeling and seeding a butternut squash? It’s not as painstaking as you think. Check out Ali’s tutorial here, and get cooking!
Butternut Squash Quinoa with Kale, Cranberries, Walnuts and Goat Cheese | Stuck on Sweet
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup | Blissful Basil
Butternut & Sausage Hash Rustic Lasagna Rolls with Creamy Sage Sauce | The Noshery
Butternut Squash, Arugula and Bacon Quiche | Gimme Some Oven
Butternut Squash, Apple & Pear Crisp | Edible Perspective
Butternut Squash, Kale, Chèvre and Gnocchi Casserole | Keepin’ it Kind
Butternut Squash Blondies | Food + Words
Butternut Squash, Bacon & Blue Cheese Macaroni & Cheese | Gimme Some Oven
Roasted Butternut Squash Galette | Passports & Pancakes
Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchiladas | Skinny Taste
Brûléed Butternut Squash Pie | Lemon Fire Brigade
Squash, Pepper & Kale Hash | Food Faith Fitness
Butternut Squash, Arugula, and Roasted Garlic Goat Cheese Tartine | Blogging Over Thyme
Butternut Squash Carbonara with Fried Sage and Caramelized Onions | Katie at the Kitchen Door
Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting | Gimme Some Oven
I want to make all of these (except for the blue cheese part in the Mac N cheese dish).
I’m the only one in the family that eats the squashes. Thanks for putting these out there. Pinned it!
Thanks for sharing my recipe Ali! Love this round up and love me some butternut squash!
Great roundup of butternut recipes! Has to be my favorite fall ingredient. Recently made some pasta with it in and have been hooked!
Link to lasagna is wrong; takes you to the soup.
Scrumptious round up.
Thanks for the post – never cooked or used butternut squash before but have eaten it a long time ago. It’s one vegetable I want to start learning how to cook – they’ve popped up all over the market now it’s Autumn. Will be trying some of these recipes – thanks once again :)
Diana xx