Winter squash might be considered one of my favourite substances to cook dinner with within the fall and winter. It provides a scrumptious candy and savory component to any recipe and packs loads of fiber for protecting you full and glad. With every sort of winter squash the recipe choices are limitless, which is why they’re good for just about any meal of the day.
Kinds of winter squash
So, what are frequent kinds of winter squash? Turns on the market are greater than you would possibly suppose:
- Acorn squash: small, spherical, mildly candy and barely nutty.
- Butternut squash: pale orange on the skin with a “neck” and spherical backside. Naturally candy.
- Delicata squash: lengthy & cylindrical with yellow pores and skin and inexperienced stripes. It tastes form of like candy potato and the pores and skin is much less powerful than different squashes.
- Kabocha squash: also called a Japanese pumpkin, it’s small and spherical (like a pumpkin) however with inexperienced pores and skin.
- Spaghetti squash: sometimes huge and cylindrical with yellow pores and skin and “stringy,” pasta-like flesh when it’s cooked.
- Pumpkin: the one and solely! I like to recommend utilizing a sugar or cooking pumpkin when making recipes (not the type you carve). The recipes under are ones that use recent pumpkin (not canned).
What makes squash particular?
Moreover being naturally candy, distinctive, and enjoyable to cook dinner with, winter squash can be full of nutritional vitamins A & C, fiber, folate and antioxidants. Actually vitamin powerhouses!
Ideas for getting ready & cooking winter squash
Whereas I don’t have recipes for each sort of squash listed, I’ve a couple of suggestions and methods for simply chopping, dicing and cooking a few favs.
- Get all of my suggestions and methods for chopping and dicing a pumpkin.
- See precisely peel, lower & cube a butternut squash, plus a easy and scrumptious technique to put together it!
Time to get your squash on! In the event you attempt any of those winter squash recipes you’ll want to go away a remark and let me understand how you appreciated it. As all the time, I’d like to see a photograph of your creations in our Fb group.
Take pleasure in, xo!
Soups & Stews
Butternut Squash, Chickpea & Lentil Moroccan Stew
Nourishing Yellow Chickpea Pumpkin Curry with Coconut Brown Rice
Therapeutic Thai Butternut Squash Lentil Soup (with a sluggish cooker possibility!)
Butternut Squash Inexperienced Chile Hen Soup
Vegan White Bean & Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Maple Butternut Squash + Apple Soup
Candy Squash Recipes
Chai-Spiced Butternut Squash Muffins with Salted Honey Glaze
Protein-Packed Breakfast Acorn Squash
Healthy Butternut Squash Candy Potato Casserole with Almond Oat Crumble
Enchiladas
Vegan Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cashew Crema
Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet
Spicy Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas with Chipotle Greek Yogurt Sauce
Pasta & Casseroles
Roasted Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar Hen Couscous
Butternut Squash, Hen and Wild Rice Casserole
Vegan Butternut Squash Lasagna with Garlic Tahini Tofu Cream
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta with Peas (vegan & gluten free!)
Facet Dishes & Salads
Winter Butternut Squash Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad
Balsamic Herb Sheet Pan Roasted Greens
Winter Roasted Butternut Squash Black Lentil Salad with Grapes + Arugula
Spicy Maple Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Bacon
Butternut Squash and Kale Salad with Pomegranate, Toasted Almonds + Goat Cheese
Garlic Chili-Maple Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate + Gorgonzola
Distinctive Squash Recipes
Cranberry Pecan Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Twice Baked Butternut Squash
Butternut Squash Bacon Spinach Quiche
Vegetarian Gradual Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes over Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash Quinoa Patties with Cranberry Orange Sauce