Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe – made with cranberries, pecan, and feta cheese! This dish is the ultimate recipe to add to your dinner table this holiday season. The sweet and savory taste of this butternut squash recipe will leave you wanting more!
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Thinking of making this Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe?
Well, think no further my friends. When I say this is the ultimate fall recipe I am almost certain you will love the flavor of this Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe. This recipe is loaded with flavor. Think sweet and savory, the added toasted pecan flavor and the tanginess of the cranberries. Did I get your attention yet?
So, it’s hard to resist not grabbing a couple of those squash morsels and popping some in your mouth I know! This Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe is easy and fun to make. I love how colorful it is.
Anyhow, after you bake the squash its time to add those pecans and pop back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes to toast the pecans.
Some of you may not have fresh thyme handy so feel free to use some fresh parsley. If you don’t like feta cheese you can use some other crumbles cheese like blue cheese. I love feta cheese because in this butternut squash recipe it just pairs well. Or maybe it’s just what my taste buds like. You can get creative. Use what you have.
Plan on making this Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe? Please come back and let me know what you think and if you liked it! Your comments matter to me. I would also like to know if you altered it a bit and if so what you used.
Hungry for more?
Try these other popular recipes for the holidays or any day of the year really:
Butternut Squash Casserole
Roasted Smoked Sweet Potatoes
No-Bake Paleo Pumpkin Chocolate Truffles
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Honey Roasted Squash recipe is below:
Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
Made with cranberries and fetta cheese full of fall flavor and perfect for the holidays
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl mix cubed squash with garlic, cinnamon, oil, salt, and pepper. Toss well to get all coated.
Add the squash to the prepared baking sheet in a single layer and roast for 20-25 minutes on the center rack.
Once the squash is fork tender and golden brown on the sides, sprinkle with pecans and return to the oven for an additional 2-3 minutes more.
Remove from the oven and stir in dried cranberries, feta and honey. Then mix them all together
Garnish with fresh thyme and enjoy!
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Nutritional facts:
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used
I made this today as part of my Super Bowl meal. It was yummy!
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Alexsays
Would it be good with another cheese? Say cream cheese or goat?
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Nickolesays
Can sweet potatos be used instead of squash
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Rena Awadasays
yes that works too
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Shekinisays
After seeing your post, Nickole, I tried it with sweet potatoes this time. Yummy!!!
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Gaylesays
So many ads … hard to read. Is this the future of the internet? What I can see looks good I could skip to just the recipe but like to read the author comments.
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Jensays
Tried this tonight and absolutely loved it! It’s definitely a new fall favorite that I will be making again and again, and the perfect addition to our Thanksgiving/Christmas meal. Thank you so much for sharing this jewel of a recipe!
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Rena Awadasays
Yay. Love this. Thanks for the feedback
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Katherine Ballantynesays
Recipe is delicious. When I tried to view it on my phone to make it a second time so many commercials popped up over the top of the recipe that I couldn’t read it, got frustrated and gave up. I’ve now printed it so I never have to see the ads again.
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Renasays
Hi, Katherine. Try to use the “jump to recipe ” button at the top for quick access to the recipe card.
Like delicata squash, honeynut squash has thin, edible skin. There's no need to peel it! Slice each squash in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds. Next, make a quick dressing with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
In a large bowl mix the cubed squash, garlic cloves and ginger with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the spice mix. Season with salt and pepper and scatter in a single layer in a roasting tray. Place in the preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes until tender all the way through.
You don't have to peel it before roasting. That's right. You do not have to suffer through peeling an entire slippery butternut squash if you're going to roast it. The skin is perfectly safe to eat, and it's hardly noticeable after a nice roast in a hot oven.
Honey Nut Squash is known for its creamier and silkier texture, making it a fantastic choice for purees, soups, and sauces. Butternut Squash, though still tender, has a slightly firmer texture, which can hold its shape better when roasted, making it great for roasting or as a filling for ravioli and other dishes.
Because of its thin skin, honeynut will not last as long as thicker-skinned squash. It should be stored in a cool, dark spot where it will last for 2 to 3 months. Once cooked, the cubes or puree can be left in the refrigerator for a week, or frozen for 3 months.
Squashes behave very differently when cooked in the oven or on the stovetop. Generally, a squash that is roasted in the oven is going to have a much softer texture, one that can get mushy if mixed with other ingredients, but making it ideal for a purée, soup, or being mashed.
That's why it's important that you wash all winter squash with warm water and soap before you place it on the cutting board for prep. When you place an unwashed squash on your cutting board or cut through the potentially contaminated surface with your knife, you're pulling germs right into the part you're going to eat.
You can roast the butternut squash cut side down or cut side up, you will get a more caramelized squash when roasted cut side down. Once it cools a bit scoop the flesh out of the squash halves with a spoon.
Cook at 400 degrees — hot — until the squash releases its juices and they are bubbly and brown around the edges. This is a sign that the sugars in the squash have caramelized and its flavor concentrated.
Generally, butternut squash is safe to feed to most pooches, unless your vet has advised otherwise. As a guide, we would recommend feeding small dogs no more than 1 or 2 teaspoons of butternut squash, whilst bigger dogs can eat up to 3 or 4 tablespoons of butternut squash.
Assuming that each portion is about 4 ounces (4 oz of squash per person), you will need about 5 lbs of squash. If you want there to be leftovers or you think folks will eat more than 4 ounces each (maybe some of your guests have bigger appetites), you will want to cook more than just 5 lbs.
Acorn squash is milder in taste and slightly more fibrous in texture than butternut squash: Its sweet, nutty flavor is additionally muted by the watery character of its flesh. Still, most recipes that call for acorn squash can be made with another members of the squash family, such as Hubbard or butternut.
To begin with, the butternut squash beats the sweet potato with fewer calories, carbs and sugar per serving. Moreover, it is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamins B6 and E. On the other hand, the sweet potato, however, provides more fiber and protein.
The Baker's Choice Marbled F1 Squash is a butternut winter squash variety that has a long round to oval and bulbous shape. This squash has a high sugar content, making it one of the best tasting squashes around! This uniquely shaped winter squash is a must grow for both home and market growers.
In fact, squash peel is completely edible. All of it. It's actually very nutritious too, with plenty of fibre and a rich source of vitamin A. Of course, 'edible' simply means that eating it isn't dangerous, and it doesn't necessarily follow that it will be pleasant to eat.
You can eat the skin, so there's no need to peel it. Simply halve it, scoop out the seeds and chop it into chunks, then roast it and add it to a warm winter salad or throw it into curries, stews or soups. You can also roast the seeds and eat them as a snack or sprinkled over a finished dish.
Some squash skin is edible, while other types of squash have tough skin that can be removed before cooking. Remove the skin of butternut, hubbard, buttercup, and turban squash. If you enjoy the taste, leave the skin on acorn, spaghetti, kabocha, and zucchini squash.
She is finally ripe once all the green has turned a deep pumpkin-y caramel color. Most winter squash skins turn the color of edible maturity well before they are ripe, though honeynut is a marvelous exception, only fully ripe when all green streaks have disappeared.
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