Stuffed Spicy Butternut Squash
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Butternut squash is a vegetable that we use often at home, in soups, stews, and casseroles, and roasted with other vegetables as a side dish.
I love too that you can bake them whole (well, halved) as a meal in itself.
The contrast of tangy feta and the sweetness of the squash, makes this a delightful dish for vegetarians (and meat eaters too!)
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Stuffed Spicy Butternut Squash
Ingredients
- 2 butternut squash cut lengthways and deseeded
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 red onion peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large red pepper finely chopped
- 1 small red chilli de-seeded and finely chopped, optional
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 300 g baby spinach washed and finely chopped
- 150 g rindless soft goat’s cheese or feta
- Serve with crusty bread and a green salad
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas 4 and have a large baking tray to hand.
- Place the squash on the baking tray and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil and roast for 30 minutes.
- Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, add the onion, pepper, garlic and chilli and fry until onion and pepper are soft.
- Stir in spinach and cook for a further minute or until the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat stir in the cheese and season to taste.
- Add the spinach, pepper and goat’s cheese mixture to the
- butternut squash ‘holes’ and bake for a further 15 minutes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
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Katy P
January 11, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
This looks really delicious, definitely will be trying this out as it looks like it would be simple to make both a vegetarian and meat version at the same time.
Michelle Ordever
January 11, 2015 @ 8:00 pm
I love the versatility of squash – it is the perfect dish for both veggies and non-veggies as they can be stuffed with all sorts of tasty fillings x