Butternut Squash Bake
"Before I knew the difference between a butternut squash and spaghetti squash, I bought the former by accident and discovered the taste was much better than spaghetti squash in this recipe. There are other spaghetti squash recipes posted but IMHO this is simpler, lighter and fresher tasting. There is less clean-up involved too. I think the original recipe was based off one I found in The New Basics cookbook."
photo by Kumquat the Cats fr
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 large butternut squash (aka pumpkin squash)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 4 -5 scallions, sliced
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut squash in half, scoop out seeds, peel and cut into 1-inch cubes. (Received a suggestion from a more experienced chef here on 'zaar, peeling will be easier if squash is cut into smaller chunks first.).
- Toss with garlic and olive oil and pour mixture into 2 quart baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring twice. Meanwhile, chop tomatoes.
- Remove baking dish from oven, add salt and pepper and mash the squash up a bit with the back of a spoon. In the following order, top with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parmesan and scallions.
- Return to oven and bake, uncovered, for 30 more minutes or until hot and bubbly and cheese has melted.
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Reviews
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I have been on a squash kick lately so this recipe was calling me. I skipped the oil and just sprayed the squash with some cooking spray. I also used low fat cheeses. I love the simplicity of this dish, but the depth of the flavor is great. I scaled this down to serve one person and used a tiny squash. Great recipe! -
I've been saving this recipe for ages, but somehow never managed to have the all the ingredients together at the same time! But this weekend I made a special effort (also known as a shopping list); and well worth it it was too. Although I found I had to turn the oven down a bit, this dish is easy to make and sooooo tasty; it's lovely served with a green salad and crusty bread. Forget the 'serves 4'; I'm afraid Mr B and I polished off the whole lot in one sitting! -
So good!! -
Yummy! I made some variations (added cut-up sausage links, canned diced tomatoes, had to use American cheese, wild onion grass instead of shallots and most importantly, less cooking time!) but this dish was very tasty and beautiful. Will make it a regular cold-weather meal. Thank you!
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A different taste combo. Thanks for posting!
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Kumquat the Cats fr
New York City, 72
<p>Clockwise from upper left, my dear friends Cranberry, Quincy, Kumquat and Kiwi. All of our cats were born in the wild and adopted by us. Zaar Chefs I have met so far: Elmotoo, justcallmeToni, ~Rita~, Midwest Maven, Bird&Buddha (both of them) and most recently, Ms*Bindy from upstate New York:) Wonderful, sweet, friendly people and great chefs! Most relevant thing to mention here is that I am a vegetarian, and recently became a vegan (almost 100%). To put vegetables and other things not meat or fish on the table I work as an actuary (in my case anyway, a combination of statistician, number-cruncher and/or programmer). For fun I like to travel. Just came back from Namibia, a peaceful democracy in Africa with lots of animals! Got some terrific pictures of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinocerous, hyenas, all kinds of antelopes, giraffes and zebras. Namibia is the second most sparsely populated country per square mile, just behind Mongolia. Update: We went to Italy this Spring. We had lots of pizza and pasta. The pizza is so much better in Italy, particularly the crust. The Amalfi coast was absolutely beautiful. Spectacular natural scenery (Canada and Alaska are really beautiful, Patagonia in Chile is sublime, Iceland is unique) has been my latest passion as far as travel destinations but I have seen quite a few big cities too (Paris, Berlin, London and Madrid to name a few). On my bulletin board at work I keep a list of every country I've visited (other than the U.S. of course). So far I've made it to five continents: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America of course. I've got only two other continents to conquer:) I don't usually have difficulty finding vegetarian dishes here in the U.S. or overseas, but finding vegan dishes is much harder. I have no kids, just cats, Kumquat, Cranberry, and more recently Quincy and Kiwi. They are purebreds, of the breed alley caticus (okay, American shorthair I guess). Our cats are not vegetarians, though my boyfriend (significant other, long-term partner, whatever) is. I am a friend of all animals both tamed and wild. In addition I am a freethinker and my boyfriend studies philosophy. Either way, we get along pretty well. Also, please allow me to say that my BF and I recently bought a condominium in NYC.:) Pet peeve? Okay, I don't like public scenes, especially parents yelling at their children, lovers' spats, etc. If it must be done please do it in private:D Participation & Awards:</p>
