How to Make Butternut Squash With Cheese and Walnuts

This simple dish makes a great addition to a winter meal. Serves four to six as a side dish.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/2 lbs. butternut squash
• 2-3 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp. softened, unsalted butter
• 1/4 c. finely chopped walnuts
• Groceries
• Baking Dishes
• Cheese Graters
• Food Processors Or Blender W/ Puree Setting
• Vegetable Steamers

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. 

   Peel, seed and cut up squash into 3/4-inch pieces.

3. 

   Place squash in a vegetable steamer for 15 minutes or until tender.

4. 

   Puree squash with butter in a food processor.

5. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a buttered shallow baking dish.

6. 

   Smooth the top and sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts and parmesan cheese.

7. Bake in upper third of oven for 15 minutes or until cheese melts.

Tips & Warnings

• To simulate a steamer, consider using a covered colander over a pot of water.
• If you hate peeling squash, and have more time, halve the squash, remove the seeds and fibers, and roast in the 400-degree oven for 40 minutes or until really soft. Then just scoop the flesh out of the peel and into the processor.
• You can also use other varieties of winter squash, such as kabocha, sweet dumpling or acorn, or even pumpkin.

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[morgancocook]

on 8/25/2009 Wow, what a great easy recipe! I made two casseroles; one according to the book and tweeked the second recipe. I added 2 tablespoons of honey to the cooked squash before baking and drizzled honey over each plated serving. My friend tweeked this recipe by adding 2 tablespoons of Maple syrup to the cooked squash before baking and substituted Pecans in place of the Walnuts. Yum! Yum! Yum!

[chilibop]

on 2/21/2009 nice pictures. this is similar to something Nigella Lawson did, only she used gorgonzola cheese and pecans.

on 11/22/2005 Put whole squash in the microwave oven for 5 to 10 minutes. It can then be easily cut open. Scoop out the seeds and the inner meat can be scooped out and mashed with the butter, salt and pepper. If the inner meat is not completely soft, continue heating in the microwave for another few minutes before mashing. Voilà! It's ready to transfer to a baking dish.