12 Fantastic Squash Recipes

Do you think Thanksgiving is the only time to eat squash, and it’s only delicious in soup? It’s time to re-evaluate your position. At least one tasty variety of squash is available year-round, whether it’s autumn, winter, spring, or summer. There is a wide variety of delicious squashes to choose from, including the traditional spaghetti squash and butternut, as well as the acorn, kabocha, zucchini, and pumpkin.

Squash is not only a deliciously sweet and savory addition to your meal. It’s an excellent source of vitamins, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids. Here are some of our favorite ways to prepare squash, which will always provide you with a dish that is smooth, calming, and packed with health benefits.

Fresh and Fast Nachos

Zucchini, one of the most delicious veggies, is featured in the dish’s preparation. Feel free to whip up this recipe whenever the nacho urge strikes you. Even if you can’t find fresh zucchini, you can make do with canned corn and squash.

Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage

It could be your new favorite meal—Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage. It is advisable to wrap the sweet squash in a warm embrace of savory ricotta, sharp Pecorino, and bright sage. You get a little of everything in each bite: sweet, salty, creamy, and herbaceous. To simplify the cooking process, we’ll use boiled butternut squash.

Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto

Another killer recipe for winter squash? Cancel everything you have planned because the aroma of this butternut squash risotto cooking is too enticing. One can nestle tender caramelized roasted squash on a bed of savory sage-flecked Parmesan rice. And what’s that enticing whiff of white wine and buttery sautéed shallots? DIVINE. This dish for a beautiful dinner is ideal for hosting guests.

Slow Cooker Squash Lasagna

A lasagna cooking in the oven is delicious, but a lasagna cooking in the slow cooker is even better because you can just set it and forget it. Instead, you may use your Instant Pot to prepare this tasty squash meal. The lasagna layers’ winter veggies lend a welcome pop of color to the otherwise comforting meal, while the ricotta and mozzarella give delicious new depths of flavor and luscious unique creaminess.

Delicata Squash Salad

Delicata squash salad is a bright and healthy squash dish. In this case, you can roast delicata squash until caramelized and soft. It’s topped with pistachios, pepitas, goat cheese crumbles, and pomegranate seeds and served over a bed of baby greens. If you dress it with honey mustard vinaigrette, it becomes a delicious and nutritious salad that everyone will like.

Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti

Spaghetti squash is another popular method of preparing winter squash—Cook spaghetti squash in an oven (or cook it in the Instant Pot). Then, sauté it with some garlic and herbs to bring out the authentic Italian flavors. Serve with a generous helping of your favorite marinara sauce. Be sure to sprinkle on plenty of grated Parmesan. Add lentils, pork, vegan meatballs, or a side dish of concrete plant-based protein for a satisfying main dish.

Butternut Squash Curry

The unusual combination of butternut squash and Thai curry paste is surprisingly successful—Squash’s natural sweetness pairs well with the spiciness and scent of curry paste. Make a Butternut Squash Curry with them both! It takes very little time to prepare, is loaded with healthy vegetables, and has a delicious Thai curry flavor. It’s excellent or paired with protein like tofu, shrimp, or chickpeas.

Kabocha Squash Sticky Buns

Not that we’d ever turn down a sweet sticky bun, but these buns have a savory twist. Adding pumpkin spice makes this treat more fitting for the autumn season, and using two cans of crescent rolls guarantees this is a quick and straightforward brunch option.

Red Lentil Soup with Lemon

Not your regular lentil soup, that’s for sure. Instead, the mix of butternut squash, carrots, harissa paste, fresh ginger, and plenty of spices in our recipe for Red Lentil Squash Soup with Lemon makes it exceptionally comforting.

Summer Squash Farro Bowl

If you can’t find zucchini or yellow squash, use another hardy gourd, such as pumpkin or kabocha squash, for the zucchini and squash in this tasty grain bowl. Either choice will go splendidly with the chickpeas, farro, and avocado that make up the rest of this vegetarian dish.

Goat Cheese and Mushroom- Stuffed Acorn Squash

Acorn squashes are excellent gourds for stuffing because of their durability. In this preparation, goat cheese, breadcrumbs, mushrooms, and spinach fill each side of the squash. One can prepare a great vegetarian lunch in about an hour if you stuff the squash and serve it with a side salad.

Pesto Spaghetti Squash

Here’s a quick and straightforward way to prepare squash that’s perfect for a side dish. The spaghetti squash is tossed with a basil pesto sauce and topped with a generous amount of shredded Parmesan cheese. WOW! After my first mouthful, I made an announcement. (As a bonus, it’s a big hit with kids.) If you make this once, you’ll want to make it repeatedly in the oven or pressure cooker.

In Conclusion,
Got any squash? You’re missing out if you don’t include winter squash in your fall and winter menus. Since one can prepare squash in so many delicious ways, you can easily survive on them till spring. Need to start preparing meals?

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