Recipe: Garlic Roasted Butternut Squash

Roasted squash with prawns and honey whole-grain bread.

I'd never cooked squash from scratch before. I'd once bought some pre-peeled and cubed butternut squash to make soup with, and that was it for experience with it. However, the other day I bought one on a whim, determined to change that.

It was surprisingly easy. Even with the peeling and cutting, the prep took maybe five minutes - and the result was delicious. Anyway, here is the recipe, taken from Allrecipes.com:

Ingredients:

1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Minced garlic and peeled, cut squash, ready to go.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Toss butternut squash with olive oil and garlic in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Arrange coated squash on a baking sheet. (I used coarse sea salt.)

Okay, I didn't follow the rules exactly - I put the squash in a lightly greased baking dish instead. Still turned out awesome!

3. Roast in the preheated oven until squash is tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

Fresh from the oven!

It was very tasty for a simple dish. And really, with so few ingredients, it makes for a very flexible side that could be served with almost any main. It's definitely worth a try!

The recipe can be found here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-roasted-butternut-squash/. Credit goes to Allrecipes user MChele.