Name: Garlicky Baked Butternut Squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic clove (blank)s garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon pepper; 3 ½ pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Step 1
In a large bowl, combine the parsley, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Add squash and toss to coat.

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Step 2
Transfer to an ungreased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until squash is just tender.

naples34102

12/04/2007

The beauty of this dish is not only in it's simplicity, but also for the fact that it's delicious and is a beautiful and colorful addition to your dinner plate. This is one of those recipes that needs no tweaking, no changes. Whether it's 25 minutes or 50 minutes as other reviewers stated, bake the squash for as long as your oven requires. Other than that this is just a simply perfect recipe, perfect dish as written... subtle, mellow and sublime. Oh...hubby the squash hater not only tolerated it, but liked it. And our picky dinner guest went back to the kitchen for seconds! Go figure--must be the recipe!

yvonne

02/05/2011

Maybe it was the variety of garlic I used, but the amount called for in the recipe was overwhelming. You couldn't taste anything but garlic.

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naples34102

12/04/2007

Elle

01/29/2008

THIS is the only way my friend and frequent dinner guest wants me to cook butternut squash from now on. I make a killer butternut bisque (previous butternut squash fave dish), but this was fabulous! I increased the garlic (doubled it), I used dried parsley, and I cubed the squash on the small-ish side. Mine took about 35 minutes to cook. I added the Parmesan cheese after 25 minutes in the oven. I usually like to add freshly grated cheese to these kinds of recipes, but I didn't have any so I used the Parmesano/Romano grated blend. I lined the baking dish with non-stick aluminum foil for easier clean-up. This recipe rocks! Mine looked very pretty with the green parsley contrasting the orange/yellowish squash so I'd say you can make this as a side for guests and serve it on a pretty serving plate.

Jeri L

01/06/2008

This smelled wonderful while it was roasting! I used delicata squash, added the cheese about half way through and stirred the squash several times, letting it go for 50 minutes total. Next time I'll line the pan with non-stick foil so that I don't lose any of the crusty brown bits (and cleanup is easier).

RRSPANGLE

10/18/2006

This was pretty good. It cooked must faster than listed, about 30 minutes. I think maybe 400 degrees is just too hot, it tastes a little like burnt garlic, and the edges of the pieces of squash burned. I'll probably make it again but on a lower heat.

Denise Peacock

11/23/2007

Super tasty! I poked holes in the squash and nuked for 8 mins, turning over half way through. Then I used a potato peeler to peel the skin off. This made it a lot softer for removing the seeds and cubing the squash. I thought the oven temp. was too hot so cooked at 375 for about 1 hr 10 mins, stirring the squash regularly throughout the cooking time. I added the cheese AFTER I pulled it out and mixed in, as well as a TBSP. of butter and some more salt. It was really good!

Spryte

11/04/2007

I LOVED this! I replaced the parsley with rosemary to accompany the chicken I was baking... I reduced the olive oil to 1 TBLS to cut back on the fat. I don't care for sweetened squash and this was savory and delicious. I will definitely be making this again. And I'm emailing the recipe to my mom just as soon as I'm done typing! She'll love it too!

Mamalee33

02/17/2008

Really tasty! You just need to drizzle oil on the squash until it's covered. Too much will make it greasy. I also roasted some red peppers in the broiler and added close to the end of cooking. I cooked on 400 degrees and it took close to an hour, I like it soft. I used 3 BIG cloves of garlic and sprinkled parmesean at the end just before serving. Put it in the oven on warm with the lid and it kept nicely until I was done bathing the baby!! Will do again!

cheezyzombie

10/30/2006

This recipe was a hit at my house! I was afraid there might be too much garlic but it really tasted just right. And like the previous reviewer, mine cooked much faster- about 35 minutes. That is a good thing!

ABQKieslings

06/10/2008

This was really good! I micro'd the squash for 5 minutes, and it made peeling and dicing a breeze. The only thing I added, by accident, was 1 tbsp. dry green chile rub. I live in New Mexico, so it's easy to come by. It turned out fantastic! Mine cooked in about 35 minutes.