Sweet and Savory Butternut Squash Recipe is the perfect side dish to any meal! Butternut squash is a long-time favorite in our family. It's been a regular at the dinner table for generations. Today, we're getting creative by adding some fabulous flavors to take it up a notch and make our Sweet and Savory Butternut Squash Recipe! You'll find the sweet in the coconut sugar and the savory in the sea salt, butter, and parmesan cheese flakes. Also, we roast the butternut squash nice and long to caramelize the natural sugars that are already found in it. So give yourself enough time to let it roast for at least an hour in the oven.
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Fit Friday:
This has been a great week for me, I have been declared cancer free and I got my port removed. For those of you that don't know, a port is like a catheter in my chest that I would get my chemo through. If you don't have a toddler it is probably not that big of a deal, but my three year old loves to jump to me, giving these flying hugs, and just be with me and every time she bumped my port it would make me want to cry. A fantastic week! A week worth celebrating!
It is also time for me to get my fitness and health goals back on track. So today I am going back to the basics and getting a good idea of my current baseline.
We are getting that baseline with a good old fashioned workout. Keeping it simple but working hard at the same time.
Enjoy and work hard!
We love to hear about your magical cooking moments. If you get a chance to make our recipes then leave us a comment or tag us on Instagram @cookingwithruthie, pin us on Pinterest, or follow along with us on Facebook so we can share in the joy of cooking with you! Please reach out if you have questions or comments via our email: ruthie@cookingwithruthie.com. We’re excited to see you again soon! One more thing before you go. . . We love creating recipes and sharing our adventures with you, so if you can do us a huge favor it’d really support us! It’s easier to stay motivated to share our best with you when we hear from you!! We adore our readers and it really makes our day to get comments, social tags/shares, or pins that you save for later to share with your family and friends! Our hearts sing when you do. . . we SEE you and we do our very best to respond to all the love! It also amps up our mo-jo so we get lots of awesome things done around here.
Sweet and Savory Butternut Squash Recipe
Butternut Squash is an orange fleshed winter squash that is usually thought to be a vegetable; however, it's actually considered a fruit! It's versatile and can be prepared to be either savory or sweet. It's simple to incorporate into a meal by considering it a side dish, like a vegetable. Butternut squash, sometimes known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the bottom. Read MoreHow to work with a Winter Squash
Sometimes winter squash can be seem a bit daunting to work with because of their hard outer shell and awkward shapes. Have no fear! We are sharing some simple tricks to make working with them a cinch! • First, place the winter squash on a scrunched up kitchen towel to hold it steady and to help stop it from rolling. • Next, cut several one inch slits with the tip of a sharp knife through the skin. This helps the air release, as the squash heats up, so that it won't explode when you microwave it. • Microwave the winter squash on high for approximately 3-5 minutes to soften the skin, which makes it easier to cut. It will be hot, so handle it with a hot pad to remove from microwave, de-seed, and cut into pieces. • Cut in half and scoop out the seeds using a spoon, or I prefer a grapefruit spoon, because the notches help remove all the seeds and fibers more easily. • Lastly, cut the winter squash into roughly the same size pieces, place on rimmed baking sheet an even distance apart, place baking sheet on oven rack, and pour 1/2 cup warm water onto sheet to give it some extra moisture as it roasts.
Sweet and Savory Butternut Squash Recipe is healthy for you!
Butternut Squash is Rich in Nutrients and low in Calories
Butternut squash is low in calories and high in many nutrients, including; vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. The high antioxidant content of butternut squash may reduce your risk of certain conditions, including heart disease, lung cancer, and mental decline. One cup (205 grams) of cooked butternut squash provides (USDA):- Calories: 82
- Carbs: 22 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
- Fiber: 7 grams
- Vitamin A: 457% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
- Vitamin C: 52% of the RDI
- Vitamin E: 13% of the RDI
- Thiamine (B1): 10% of the RDI
- Niacin (B3): 10% of the RDI
- Pyridoxine (B6): 13% of the RDI
- Folate (B9): 10% of the RDI
- Magnesium: 15% of the RDI
- Potassium: 17% of the RDI
- Manganese: 18% of the RDI
Fit Friday! :)
You may also enjoy these other side dish recipes:
- Brown Sugar Banana Squash
- German Apple and Celery Root Salad
- Southwest Roasted Cauliflower
- Green Beans with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette and Parmesan Crumbs
- Roasted Butternut Squash, Feta, and Pine Nut Salad
- Browned Butter, Parmesan, and Almond Green Beans
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Sweet and Savory Butternut Squash Recipe will be a lovely addition to any meal.
Fit Friday:
This has been a great week for me, I have been declared cancer free and I got my port removed. For those of you that don't know, a port is like a catheter in my chest that I would get my chemo through. If you don't have a toddler it is probably not that big of a deal, but my three year old loves to jump to me, giving these flying hugs, and just be with me and every time she bumped my port it would make me want to cry. A fantastic week! A week worth celebrating!
It is also time for me to get my fitness and health goals back on track. So today I am going back to the basics and getting a good idea of my current baseline.
We are getting that baseline with a good old fashioned workout. Keeping it simple but working hard at the same time.
Enjoy and work hard!
We love to hear about your magical cooking moments. If you get a chance to make our recipes then leave us a comment or tag us on Instagram @cookingwithruthie, pin us on Pinterest, or follow along with us on Facebook so we can share in the joy of cooking with you! Please reach out if you have questions or comments via our email: ruthie@cookingwithruthie.com. We’re excited to see you again soon! One more thing before you go. . . We love creating recipes and sharing our adventures with you, so if you can do us a huge favor it’d really support us! It’s easier to stay motivated to share our best with you when we hear from you!! We adore our readers and it really makes our day to get comments, social tags/shares, or pins that you save for later to share with your family and friends! Our hearts sing when you do. . . we SEE you and we do our very best to respond to all the love! It also amps up our mo-jo so we get lots of awesome things done around here.
Thanks for sharing in the CWR blog-love!
Love Always, Nichole, Ruthie, & Madeliene
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