I am great fan of eating the seasonal vegetables. This way you get the ingredients that at the time when they are at their best.

It’s not environmentally-friendly and healthy, but the produce taste better as well. Autumn has many great ingredients to offer which you should definitely take advantage of.
Mushrooms of all sorts, chestnuts and kale for instance are all in their prime right now. So are pumpkins.
The butternut squash is a particularly delicious autumn vegetable that I want to use a little differently to create this recipe. With this on the dinner table, the horrible weather outside is not going to bother you one bit.
If you love heavy dishes, as an alternative, you can definitely go for the sweet potato gratin.
My butternut dauphinoise is a new spin on the French classic gratin dauphinoise. The French dish is usually made with potatoes, but this version with butternut squash is something else.
The nutty squash marries well with the French flavours of garlic, cream and gruyere cheese and I guarantee that this dish will warm your heart as well as your stomach during the cold winter months.
butternut squash
So what exactly is a butternut squash? Is it a pumpkin or a squash?
Well, although the butternut squash has yellow flesh, it is not a pumpkin. It is a so called winter squash, originally coming from North America.
What differentiates it the most from the summer squashes or courgettes, is the skin. When left on the vine to mature, the outer skin becomes hard, developing a protective shell around the flesh.
For the same reason, the butternut squash and its likes were treasured by the Native Americans.
The hard skin prevents the soft inner flesh from rotting thus the vegetable can be kept for a long time. A very beneficial feature back then before the comforts of the modern world we enjoy today.
Luckily, nowadays the butternut squash has also made its way to Europe, and is widely available, even out of the season.
However, if you want fresh locally grown butternut squash, you should head to your local farmers’ market because now is the time to get them.
grow your own
If you have a vegetable garden you can simply grow them yourself! Obviously, it is too late for this year, but if you prepare in time, you can have your own home grown butternut squash for next season.
In the spring, as soon as the danger of frost has passed you can start the growing process. If you live in a colder place where the growing season is short, you can start off a few weeks early indoors or in a greenhouse.
Thereafter, plant the squash in the garden. The butternut squash plants need quite a bit of space around them so make sure you leave plenty around each plant.
It can have vines up to 15 feet long. The reward however is that each plant will be able to bear between 10 and 20 squashes!
Once you harvest them in the autumn, all you have to do is store them somewhere dark and cool.
other uses for butternut squash
Butternut squash is actually a versatile ingredient. You can do so many things with it, like roasting or pan frying it with butter.
Apart from the dauphinoise, one of my favorite things to prepare from butternut squash is a creamy soup.
Try a beautiful hearty creamy soup from butternut squash topped off with a sprinkle of crispy fried bacon and chopped chives. It will be just the thing you need after a long day.
You can use butternut with pasta, in a risotto or blended and served as a puree with meat. It goes fantastic with venison.
You can even cut the squash into wedges or fries and oven bake them, as an alternative to the usual potato wedges. If you have come up with a brilliant use for butternut squash please leave a comment below.
seasoning
I seasoned my butternut squash dauphinoise with only a little garlic and thyme. There are more herbs you can use that complement the flavour of the butternut squash.
If you still have fresh herbs in your garden, now is the time to make use of them before the frost starts to set in. As always, seasoning is a matter of taste, but for butternut squash I would particularly recommend oregano and sage.
We tend to not use sage very often in modern cooking and I find that a shame. It’s an absolutely delicious herb when paired with the right ingredients.
Butternut squash is one of sage’s very best friends. Be careful not to overdo it though, as sage is quite powerful in flavour. The same goes for nutmeg or cinnamon.
Also a very nice combination, but it has to be used very subtly. Otherwise, you will end up with a dauphinoise tasting more like a dessert than a savoury dish.
serving
The butternut dauphinoise can be served either as a side dish with meat or by itself. It goes well with many types of meat, but I quite like it with darker meats such as beef or venison.
However, it can just as well be served with pork or a roasted chicken. If you want to serve it on its own, I recommend serving it with a green salad, and perhaps a piece of bread.
A tip is to incorporate some rocket salad and walnuts into the salad to have a little sharpness and bitterness to go up against the creamy dauphinoise.
More side dish recipes
Roast marrow makes for a great side dish that will complement this recipe
PrintButternut Dauphinoise
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
Author: Michelle Minnaar
Ingredients
- 1 large or 2 small butternut
- 300ml (½ pt) double cream
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) salt
- 100ml (3fl oz) milk
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 3 oregano sprigs
- 15ml (1 tbsp) butter
- 60g (2 oz) Gruyere cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5.
- Place the butternut in the microwave and zap it for 5 mins. This will make peeling the vegetable much easier!
- Peel the vegetable and remove the seeds.
- Either use a food processor or cut the butternut in thin slices by hand.
- Place the cream, salt, milk, garlic and oregano in a small saucepan and warm gently.
- Grease an ovenproof dish and arrange the butternut slices and pour over the creamy sauce.
- Cover with the dish with foil and place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the from the oven and remove the foil.
- Top the butternut with cheese and place in the oven again. Bake for another 25-30 mins.
- Serve with a green salad or roast meat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 262
- Sugar: 1.4 g
- Sodium: 215 mg
- Fat: 24.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.3 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 87 mg
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Hester McQueen
Chop into chunks, drizzled with olive oil, thyme from the garden baked in the oven added to risotto base
Tracey Peacgh
I have to admit I've never cooked with it!
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Tracy Nixon
I love to make Roasted butternut squash soup!
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cheryl hadfield
I love to make Butternut Squash Rostis
Lucy
Mmmm this looks delicious and is a brilliant idea! Love butternut squash and I bet it works really well in a dauphinoise. I can certainly see this being on the menu for us very soon, thanks for the recipe!
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Hannah Hossack-Lodge
I love butternut squash and cook with it loads; I don't think that I've tried it in a dauphinoise before though. It looks amazing!
Kim Neville
I have never made it yet. I need to improve my cooking skills 🙂
Andrea Upton
I like it in soup or just roasted
lesley
ooh a lovely soup!
Iona Cornish
I love it roasted with some Garlic
Solange
I like it in a soup.
ruth robinson
i love making a butternut squash onions carrots garlic chicken and veg stock and cream cheese blend then serve with crusty baguette gorgeous
TRACY JAMES
i love making butternut squash soup .......soooooooooo yummy
iain maciver
in soup most of the time
Graham Ross
Butternut squash and sweet potato soup
Kavita Favelle | Kavey Eats
This looks right up my street -- I make dauphinoise with sweet potato so I know I'd enjoy this too.
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Sue McCarthy
Only used it once many years ago but can't remember what we did with it! Remember it was hard to cut though!
Michelle Ferguson
I like to make soup with it
Jade Pawley
Mash with butter, milk, salt & pepper! It's absolutely gorgeous!
Maggie Ali
I love it roasted and blended into a soup 🙂
Sheena Batey
I like to roast it with olive oil and lots of other vegetables.
Hayley Atkins
We grow our own butternut squash in our garden and like it roasted. Will definately try out your butternut dauphinoise recipe,it looks delicious1
laura banks
my hubby puts it in a casserole with chicken and chorizo
clair downham
i like it roasted thankyou
Lorna Ledger
As wedges, with olive oil, and paprika
Janet Birkin
Soup
frances hopkins
I haven't tried a lot of ways to cook it, sorry
Carole Nott
i think the best way is to cut into dice shaped pieces and roast in the oven
Nadia Josephine
I make butternut squash chips by roasting the or air frying. Healthy and yummy!
MANDY DOHERTY
I usually make soup with it
barbara daniels
with lots of butter nad chives is delicious
Amanda Baggott
peel, slice, olive oil and In the oven 🙂
Tracey Parker
I roast it with courgettes, peppers, tomatoes and red onions with a touch of paprika to make a pasta sauce then top off with mozzarella and parmesan
james miller
Roasted with garlic and peppers in the oven.
Hayley Payne
I love butternut squash and roasted red pepper soup. ?
Maxine G
roasted, with mild chilli flakes and sage and then served with pasta and gorgonzola
Kelly L
I love to bake it along with sweet potato, carrots, peppers and red onion as a side dish!
Fiona
I like it best in soup too.
Leila Benhamida
I make it as a mash with carrots.
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Rebecca Brown
I love it oven baked and topped with halloumi cheese
Emily Clark
I like a butternut squash curry!
lesley white
In a tagine
Kerry Kilmister
I love chopping it into wedges, spraying with paprika and baking. Simple but delicious
Lesley Smith
I like to use butternut squash in sheets to make a vegetable lasagne.
Rena Plumridge
I love to add it to stews and curries
silvia
I make squash ravioly - fiddly but delicious
Ren Taylor
I use it in a red thai curry chopped up x
stuart hargreaves
I WOULD MAKE SOUP WITH IT WITH CARROTS AND GARLIC
Chrissy Harris
I love it chopped up in currys - it's delicious with cumin as well
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Anna
I so a roasted veg which is topped with finely sliced kale and galic in a soya sauce and sesame oil baste which is lovely on a bed of brown rice
Debbie W
Mash. Is that boring? Oh and soup of course!
Jen Rogers
Love ours roasted with cheese topping
Iris W
I have never really tried that many different ways I usually just roast it and the make a soup
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Mark Cameron
I like it best in soup
Pauline Hill
love it made into soup
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ASHLEIGH RYAN
I love it cooked in risotto, I bake it in a tray of shallow water in halves pressed face down then then chop it into chunks and make risotto out of it - delicious!
Jo Carroll
It's a great vegetable for soups, curries and casseroles. x
Sarah Wilson
I like it best roasted - yum!
Sarah Hunt
Thank you for an inspiring autumnal recipe. I sometimes struggle to know what to do with Butternut Squash so will definitely be giving this a go.
Amy Wright
I love it roasted in coconut oil!
Helen Rodwell
I like it as a soup
Lauren Bates
I've been loving this butternut squash spaghetti which I've been seeing all over the internet. I have it with tomatoes, mushrooms, and any other veg that we happen to have!
Graham Anderson
Roast with garlic and herbs
Erin Madden
in a lasagne!
sarah birkett
I made butternut squah and apple soup this morning Really easy and tasty
Stacey Carnell
I love butternut squash in a stew or in a chicken cacciatore 🙂 Mmmmmmm
Jill Lamond
Nice idea
Emma Ellams
Roasted with salt, pepper and some chilli flakes
purpleshoes
I think it is great in soups
Sarah Cooper
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Sarah Cooper
Peel it, roast it and blend it in a soup.
Lauren Lawrence
In a spicy soup
Helen Tovell
Roasted and stuffed with chilli con carne
lyn Burgess
Roasted with peppers and onions then made into a risotto.
lyn Burgess
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Vanessa Cox
Curried chunks and added to my bombay potatoes
Maggie Coates
Cut into chunks, sprayed with frylite and roasted. Also like spicy butternut squash and carrot soup.
michelle
What a great idea! Thanks Maggie. I haven't thought of the carrot combo!
Maggie Coates
Cut into chunks, sprayed with frylite and roasted. Also like spicy butternut squash and carrot soup.
Jessica Barber
I love it chopped up and roasted with garlic and chilli... delish!
michelle
Oh yes, I love it with garlic too 🙂
Kat B
I love it roasted with some other nice veggies
Jessica Quinn
I use butternut squash to add texture and flavour to my chicken korma! Just stick it in the slow cooker with everything else! Yum!!
michelle
Hi Jessica! Thanks for sharing. Great idea!
Lisa Parker
We use it for soups and roast it for a side dish x
amy bondoc
love to roast it in the oven with butter
Margaret Clarkson
I like to roast butternut squash and sweet potato together. They make a delicious combination.
Liam Bishop
Purely roasted with butter and paprika I just love the flavour of it.
Caroline Hemple
I use butternut squash in Moroccan-style tagines, make lots of soup with it and include it with roast veg - it's great marinaded in olive oil, honey and a little chilli.
Heather Brannan
Lovely in risotto
Sarah Carter
I roast it and make pasta bake with it xx
michelle
Pasta baste! How useful indeed. 🙂
Emma Potter
Great idea! 🙂 Thank you for the chance.
michelle
Hi Emma, of course 😉
emma walters
tastes great in a lobby x
michelle
🙂 Hmmm, interesting
CRAIG AUSTIN
Roasted
michelle
Sounds great 🙂
Laura-Jane Baker
Stuffed with grilled Mediterranean veg and goat's cheese
michelle
Oh, that sounds delicious! Thanks Laura!
Kim Styles
I like Butternut Squash roasted with honey and butter!
michelle
Hi Kim, thanks for sharing. How much honey do you usually put in? Just wondering if its not too sweet
Ali Thorpe
I normally roast it although I rarely have it.
michelle
Thanks for sharing Ali 🙂
Rich Tyler
Love roasted butternut squash
michelle
Me too. Love butternut squash in general!
Keith Hunt
visit a good restaurant as it's the only time i have had it
michelle
hmmm, although the restaurant probably overcharged quite a bit, am I right? Or was it tolerant? 🙂
Stevie
I like butternut squash in soup from the slow cooker.
michelle
Is it really different than using the oven? 🙂
Avs
Roasted with garlic
michelle
Sounds delicious. I love using garlic in any recipe!
Leanne Parry
I love to roast butternut squash and sweet potato with cumin and garam masala. In a large saucepan i cook some finely chopped onion in coconut oil, add the the roasted squash and sweet potato and vegetable or chicken stock simmer for approx 5 minutes. Then I add some coconut cream and blitz with a hand blender. The most tasty and warming autumn soup for the colder months!
michelle
I should give that a try! Thanks Leanne
Carly Belsey
I love making a spicy butternut squash soup. Thank you
michelle
🙂 haven't made butternut squash soup for while
Jacqui Graham
I season then roast my butternut squash, along with some sweet potatoes, adding garlic and seasalt. I then add to some vegetable stock, to make a hearty winter soup
michelle
oooo sounds delicious. Is it vegan?
Suzanne Jackson
I like butternut squash soup
michelle
yep me too.. the best thing is that you can spice it either way!
Philip Hall
I normally roast it although I rarely have it. LETS HOPE
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michelle
🙂 I should try roasting too next time
Caroline Signey
I’ve only ever had it roasted
michelle
hmmm sounds delish!
Maggie Norvell
Spicy butternet soup is always much enjoyed
michelle
cool! what type of spices?
Lyndsey Cooksey
I love butternut squash, so many different meals you canmake with it. you can make soup, roast as chips, it's lovely filled with a bolognaise mixture and topped with cheese. Mmmm!
michelle
Hi Lyndsey! Thanks for sharing. Sounds delicious!
greig spencer
roasted
Jordan Neilly
I would always roast makes it easy to handle and smells delicious .
michelle
Yep, roast seems to be very popular 🙂
Rachell Lynch
iike them baked
michelle
Me too!
Ana Nowell
I love it in a soup. My winter favourite
michelle
Oh yea and with all the spices 🙂
Susan Hoggett (@susanhoggett)
I love butternut squash in a risotto with sage, stilton and toasted pine nuts
michelle
Yes yes yes!! 🙂 Delicious
michelle
You are talking my language 🙂
A S,Edinburgh
You know, I haven't tried it yet. I've wanted to for a while, though. I must make more effort!
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Martina Pichova
In a soup with potatoes.
michelle
Sounds delish Martina 🙂
Marina Wilson
I love butternut squash chutney. It's very smooth and with a little chilli, it's good with pork or gammon
michelle
hmm you just gave me a really nice idea for a recipe 🙂
Lorraine Critchlow
Butternut Dauphinoise
michelle
😉
Caroline Hunter
I love butternut squash and usually just boil it and mash it up. Love your recipe and I'm going to give it a try 🙂
michelle
great to hear! I hope you enjoy it Caroline
fiona waterworth
Never tried it, have had some ready prepared but never cooked with it.
michelle
You should try it soon! It's great 🙂
Amanda Richardson
Roasted with a touch of nutmeg
michelle
One of my favourite spices 🙂
Susan B
Hailing from the Antipodes where we eat squashes and pumpkins all year, I love every way they are cooked. However my two favourite methods are stuffed with rice and mushrooms and baked in their skin, and baked with root vegetables and doused in a little balsamic French dressing to serve.
michelle
Wow, I never thought of that technique! Thanks Susan!
Kerry H
This has made me want to make my favourite soup: butternut squash! It's so easy to make and eat. Also handy to give to my 1 year old.
michelle
100% with you on that!
Sharon Lou Johnson
gotta be roasting them, the kids love em x
michelle
Mine too 🙂
Katie Kingsbury
Roasted butternut squash soup is my favourite, so comforting, perfect for the season.
michelle
Yep, I also like to top mine of with some gluten free breadcrumbs 🙂
charlotte
i only ever roast it but that is my fave with some herbs!
michelle
Sometimes simplicity is the best isn't it? 🙂
Michael Clarke
I like it in soups and casseroles
michelle
me too!
claire woods
I like making soup with it.
michelle
super easy and quick right? 🙂
Helen Hodgson
I love roasted squash with parsnips & beetroot . Think I'll try making soup now as well
michelle
hmm sounds great! I love roasted beetroot 🙂 What a nice autumn combo!
Henry Little
never used before nice comp though!
michelle
thanks 🙂
paula baylis
I just love butternut squash its really versatile. soups roasted etc
michelle
agreed 🙂
pete c
it looks nice but its one of those things I dont enjoy the taste of
michelle
hmm.. maybe you can try blending it with other ingredients in a soup to improve the taste 🙂
Nicola Andrijauskas
I love roasted butternut squash!
michelle
ditto!
Nicola Andrijauskas
I love roasted butternut squash
C Philip
I like butternut squash pan fried with carrots and glazed with maple syrup.
Chris Andrews
What is your favourite way to prepare butternut squash? . . . .we love it roasted
hannah igoe
I love butternut squash oven roasted
francis lee
roasted in the over with garlic and chilli
Julia Nicholls
I like to cut it into medium pieces ad then roast it with sage and garlic. If there's any left over you can blitz it for a delicious soup too!
Anthea Holloway
I like to roast it with other roasting vegetables like parsnips and potatoes.
Samantha Stevens
let it roast slowly roast in the oven , cut up into bite-sized squares, loads of olive oil and strips of streaky bacon. Mix it into some couscous and sprinkle with mint and basil
jo liddement
I love to make a homemade soup with butternut squash and i add ginger and chilli to give it a kick as otherwise it can be a bit bland.
Judith Allen
Not something we usually buy, but good in a smooth soup with root veg.
Rebecca Sutton
i love butternut squash soup!
Angie McDonald
I love to roast butternut squash in the oven
Lee Whittaker
Definitely roasted along with other vegetsbles as part of a huge roast dinner. Perfect for Sundays at this time of year!
Laura Pritchard
I like it blended for a soup.
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Catherine Thorp
I've never cooked with butternut squash but I do enjoy it when out
Carolyn
Butternut squash is great in a Thai red curry.
michelle
Yes! I love love looooove butternut squash in Thai red curry. Have you tried Butternut squash curry? 🙂
Victoria Prince
My favourite way is butternut squash soup 🙂 varies what I put with it - sometimes it may be carrot, sometimes chilli, sometimes both or sometimes something a bit random!
michelle
all of that sounds incredible
Kelly Hirst
Butternut squash lasagne is absolutely delicious - I'd love to try some new recipes with it though
michelle
Oh wow, I never tried that. I have to one day! Thanks Kelly
Mike Gerrie
Butternut Squash and Parsnip soup nom nom
michelle
I love this combination, nice earthy flavours
Ruth Carson-Byrne
I've used butternut squash as an alternative to pumpkin for pumpkin pie- it really does work.
michelle
Thanks for the tip Ruth! Have to try that soon!
Sherrill todd
Cut up into cubes,red peppers and onions,little bit of oil,dusted with cajun spice and roasted in the oven
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michelle
Sounds interesting, I should try that too!
Jean Vaughan
I love to use butternut squash with all root vegetables , cubed and roasted in the oven with a chicken placed on top for a beautiful winter warmer meal.
michelle
Just reading your comment makes me feel super cozy 🙂
Lorraine Mabbitt
Roasted wit my sunday dinner
michelle
Every Sunday 🙂 ? 😛
DAWN WINSKILL
Small cubes in a veggie bolognese
michelle
I never tried it in a Bolognese... Im getting excellent ideas from you guys! Thanks Dawn!
Frozzy
To be fair I am not keen on Butternut squash but I am a huge fan of Schwrtz products and would love the hamper.
michelle
🙂 Good to know! 😉
sheri Darby
My family love the soup I make from it.
michelle
Sounds yummy
Stacy Fenemore
roasted
michelle
agreed, its great roasted isn't it? 🙂
Kate O'Neill
Throw it in the slow cooker with a good stock, plenty of garlic and chilli flakes and then when it's cooked blitz into a smooth soup.
michelle
Thanks for the tip Kate!
Emma Ferguson
I normally make a soup from it
michelle
me too or I roast it too 🙂
Katie W
I add it to risotto and cook it on the stove.
Rai
I've never cooked it tbh. I tend to use swede, parsnips, and manglewurzels for stews and soups.
Laura Lee
I love it mixed in with mashed potato adds some flavour ??
Jodie W
wow this looks delicious, im going to try this recipe out on Sunday. I normally roast my butternut squash in halves, then slice it up an use it in a butternut squash and veg lasagne.
Alison Hunter
I do them in the hot air fryer as chips and sometimes coat them in different spices - lovely!
Daisy Belle
Drizzle with oil and then roast in the oven with lemongrass and thyme.
Mandy Betts
Either mashed or as a soup
Melanie Pennie
I make soup ... Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche .. love this recipe!
Sam Parkes
Love it in soup and also like to have it as a alternative to potato as a mash
JOHN RADBURN
butternut squash in soup proper good winter food
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maria blythin
roasted is my favourite x
donna l jones
roasted
Jenny Barker
Roasted and then turned into soup :0)
Deborah Hambleton
I make soup and spice it up with some curry powder and garlic
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Erica Price
Roast in the oven
AnnaS
Roasted.
irene gilmour
roasted or Butternut squash soup
michelle
agreed 🙂
Christina Palmer
Boiled and mashed with a little butter and seasoning
michelle
haven't had this for ages !! Thanks Christina
Laura Cooper
I regularly make butternut squash chips.
michelle
wow, that sounds super technical and delish!
Dave Edwards
Make it into a soup
Simone Griffin
I just love it simply roasted with some salt and olive oil on it
Elaine Maunders
roasted with rosemary and black pepper
Helen Gilbert
chargrilled with red peppers and red onions then blended to make a soup with lots of ground turmeric ....
katie w
i love it roasted
Donna Caldwell
I love butternut squash and chorizo soup
Ann-Marie Gould
I LOVE HOMEMADE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Marie Rule
My favourite way to prepare a butternut squash is to roast it.
sherri Hough
I roast it in the oven and then the skin just peels off. It caramelises too its yummy!
paula cheadle
I love it roasted with garlic
sarah fielding
We like to roast it yum!
Sadiyya Maryam
Roasted then in a soup.
Pauline Black
I love it in soup! With sweet potatoes it's amazing!
ElizM
in a soup with peanut butter
Anne Alexis O
Cubed and roasted with crushed garlic & herbs tossed through lemon thyme quinoa...delicious!
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Lydia Graham
I've never prepared it 🙁 I keep meaning to, one day
Vicki-Anne Smith
I love a spicy butternut squash soup
Frances Darvill
I love Butternut squash cut into small chunks, and I add some onions, carrots, peppers, mushrooms and anything else in the vegetable drawer add some pepper, paprika. Roast them in the oven. it tastes wonderful, its good fun to play around with any spices you have sitting in the cupboard.
Jenny Jones
has to be soup for me mmm
Adrian Bold
We like to roast it or have it in soup.
Emma Smith
I love to roast it in the oven and then put the flesh into a lamb dhansak
Eve H Ogden
Never had it but really want to experience it
Kristy Brown
I've never actually prepared it myself!
Karen R
I tend to eat it like chips, roasted in the oven, then served with mayonnaise xx
Karen R
I tend to eat it like chips, roasted in the oven, then served with mayonnaise
Emma Livesey
I bake it whole and then scope out the flesh for lovely mash.
Emma
My preferred way to prepare butternut squash is in a soup
Deborah Bird
Cut into chips, a bit of salt, pepper, a sprinkle of mixed herbs and olive oil, and baked in the oven!
Deborah Bird
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Linda Curtis
i love butternut squash its one of my favorite foods
i cook it so many ways
i especially love it curried and roasted with sweet potatoes
Deborah Clarke
I love it chopped and seasoned then roasted alongside sweet potato . Perfect with a Sunday dinner
Jessica Hutton
Just made butternut squash and onion soup today. It was really nice. Xx
Anna Brown
I love to eat it roasted
Susan Blatt
I love BNS wedges - like potato wedges but more vitamins and fewer calories! They're great for dipping.
Laura Johns
I love to bake butternut squash!
Fran H
As a creamy soup 🙂
Kat Allinson
I like it roasted with herbs
Jade Wimsey
I usually do it instead of potato chips; they're substantial but you're not taking in the carbs as you would with potato!
caroline tokes
I love butternut soup or baked
Jane
On a puff pastry base and lots and lots of chilli
Emma Davison
Roasted in the oven
Claire D
I love mashed butternut squash
Jo Hutchinson
I love roasted butternut squash with a garlic and parsley dressing
jacqui rushton
I like to blend mine into a soup!
Dorothy McDowell
I love Schwartz spices, hope Im lucky
Ali Fanstone
butternut squash and carrot soup blended and seasoned served with thick doorstep fresh bread and real butter perfect
Lucy Chester
I love them roasted with garlic and olive oil
Ruth Harwood
I tend to put it in a soup for a yummy warm-up snack after an afternoon in the cold!!
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Richard Eldred Hawes
I love to make it into a lovely spicy soup
Lia Burns
I love to roast it in the oven and add some herbs
Stephanie
Amazing
hayley pemberton
roasted with chilli
Kate Davies
I love adding butternut squash to a chicken jalfarzi, it adds sweetness and texture and is a perfect winter warmer.
Rachael O'Brien
I never buy it or cook it ! Shall be buying it this week now though with all these lovely ideas 🙂
Ashleigh Walbridge
I love coming here for yummy ideas!
michelle
and I love that you love my recipes 🙂
Chris Hobbs
roasted with chilli flakes oil and seasoning.
sharon martin
to give an honest answer i've never tried it or tried to cook with one
Lynn Neal
We use it to make a spicy soup combined with tomato!
Gillian Holmes
I make butternut squash soup quite often but I'm afraid I use frozen, there is too much for one person if I buy a fresh one and I don't want to fill the freezer with butternut squash soup.
Jeanette Leighton
Season and roasted it's lovely would love to win this great prize
elaine stokes
slow roasted with other veg
Jacqueline Roberts
I make butternut squash lasagna it's delicious, easy to make too
Carolynn Woodland
Just tried your Butternut Dauphinoise and this is now my favourite way to use it.
Meryl Thomas
I usually love it as part of a vegetarian tagine- with chickpeas, apricots, tomatoes and onions
Rachael Watkins
Its lovely roasted or in a curry
Diana
I like it in stews 🙂
Rachael Sexey
I make it into soup. I am quite new to butternut squash and am going to roast it next time
Rachel white
I absolutely love all veggies & I usually chop it and roast in in a drizzle of chillies oil.. yummy
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lauren porter
Risotto 🙂
jamie Millard
favourite? soup.
Lynn Hughes
I make it a soup out of it
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michelle
I do that a lot too 🙂
carla carthy
i love butternut squash chips yummy
michelle
same!
Tess D
Roasted with chilli then blitzed into a soup with some veg stock
michelle
sounds great 🙂
claire Little
I've never tried it.
michelle
go for it! you wont regret it 🙂
Tammy Neal
Butternut squash mash. Yum xx
michelle
love mash too!
Nancy Bradford
I like to make an edible stuffing boat from butternut squash for Christmas dinner.
michelle
sounds super interesting 🙂
Glynis O'Halloran
I like butternut squash chopped and roasted in the oven with just a touch of olive oil.
michelle
especially with a really good olive oil 🙂
Tricia cowell
I haven't cooked with it before
michelle
Try it out 🙂 you wont regret it
Chirag Patel
roasted in a lasagna
Richard Eldred Hawes
All ready subscribed, love to read the interesting articles
michelle
Great to hear Richard 🙂
Allan Fullarton
i love it roasted
michelle
me too!
Hayley Todd
I absolutely love Butternut Squash! I really love Butternut Squash Stew, served over CousCous, in a risotto and with Potatoes to make a Gratin - delicious!
michelle
I love all these meals too 🙂
leanne perrett
i jhave never used butternut squash so the other comments are giving me great ideas
michelle
that's great Leanne! I too am getting inspired 🙂
M Allen
In a soup with parsnip and parmesan, gently spiced with ginger.
michelle
excellent combination 🙂
Nikki Hunter-Pike
I'm a big fan of butternut squash cheeey mash with cracked black pepper!
michelle
that really does sound amazing!
Chris Fletcher
I tend to just roast it in the oven - would love some new ways to experiment with!
michelle
that's why I love butternut squash, you can do anything with it 🙂
Emma Nixon
In a slowcooker as part of a stew
michelle
great idea 🙂
Maria Hackett
I love roasted butternut with cod and beans
michelle
sounds delish!
Claire Elizabeth Noke
Butternut Squash Lasagna !! 🙂 yummy xx
michelle
need to try that soon!
Andrew Turner
Roasted, piled with pesto, feta and pomegranate seeds
michelle
that sounds great!
Josh Gough
roasted cubes
michelle
yum!
Beverley Cousins
Mashed up in potatoes,peas,pork and onion gravy.
michelle
onion gravy, yum!
Nikki Easton
I always prepare my butternut squash by simply roasting it whole. Just as it is until soft. It's then so easy to scoop out for your recipe. Particularly soup. I use butternut squash to make a spiced pumpkin soup. Delicious.
michelle
sounds delicious indeed! 🙂
Natalie Crossan
I like to mash it with carrots and sweet potatoes x
michelle
hmm yes! I could see my kids loving this 🙂
Sarah Roberts
I love butternut squash and love them roasted as chips as really healthy and tasty, nice alternative for snacks or when your having a buffet party with some dips , something that doesn't expand the belt too much and it tastes great!.
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michelle
Agreed!
Michelle Wild
I've never tasted or used it!
michelle
you should try ASAP! 🙂
Jennifer Baker
Butternut squash chips x x x
michelle
chips are a great choice!