Butternut Squash With Pecans and Blue Cheese

"Squash and Blue Cheese, Yummy"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

  • 4 12 lbs butternut squash
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
  • 3 12 ounces pecans
  • 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F
  • Halve the squash, peel and scoop out the seeds. Cut the squash into 1in cubes -
  • Place into a roasting tin and drizzle with the oil. Strip about four sprigs of thyme of their leaves (or use dried thyme) and sprinkle over the butternut squash.
  • Transfer to the oven and roast for about 30-45 minutes, or until tender.
  • Once out of the oven, remove the squash to a bowl. Scatter over the pecans and crumble over the cheese, stirring everything together gently. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve, tear the remaining sprigs of thyme into small pieces and sprinkle over the top of the butternut squash mixture.

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Reviews

  1. This was just okay for me. I thought the blue cheese over powered the squash, I will try it again with less blue cheese. Thanks
     
  2. This was delicious! I saw this on the Food Network, and had to try it. I peeled the squash, even though you don't have to. Also, I added the pecans during the last 10 minutes of roasting to bring out their flavor. I accidentally picked up Gorgonzola cheese instead of blue, but it was still amazing! It's nice to have a savory way to eat the squash, instead of the typical brown sugar or maple syrup flavors. Thank you for posting!
     
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