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ThisMaple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon recipe makes an easy side dish for dinner. You’ll only need 5 ingredients, including the stars of this recipe: butternut squash, bacon, and maple syrup.
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True story: I’ve beencompletely intimidated by the idea of cooking butternut squash.Until this recipe today, theonly time I’ve cooked butternut squash was in 2010(5 years ago at the date of this post).I’ve avoided it as much as possible and even if I saw a recipe that looks amazing, I would convince myself that it was too much trouble.
The silly thing is that I’m a complete opposite when it comes tospaghetti squash. We eat tons of spaghetti squash in the fall and winter. I’m fearless with it, I tell ya.
Well, I decided that Iwanted that same thing with butternut squash. It was time. I love takingadvantage of seasonal produce with lower prices and I don’t want to skip out on this one oversome sillyfear. A fear that it will be hard to cut open or a fear that it will be hard to cook with.
I wanted to create a recipe with butternut squash that would be super simple. Iwanted something that I would be likely to make several times this fall. I pulled outThe Flavor Bibleto see what flavors went well with butternut squash and got busy creating. The final result was so good, so simple, and exactly the kind of recipe I love to share with you all:Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon recipe. An easy side dish recipe with only 5 ingredients.
Here’s how to make myMaple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon Recipe:
You’ll want a large butternut squash, about 3 1/2 -4 lbs is good. With a large, sharp knife, carefully cut off about 1 inch of thetop and bottom. You can throw those pieces away.
With a spoon, scrape out the seeds and stringy stuff and throw those out too. {well, you could roast the seeds, likehow you roast pumpkin seeds}
With a sharp vegetable peeler, peel off the skin of the butternut squash.
Now, cube your butternut squash into about 1″ pieces.
Place the butternut squash onto a greased baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Toss the cubes, while on the sheet, to ensure that all the pieces have been lightly coated with the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook in your oven and about 1/2 ways through the cooking time, turn and flip the pieces with a spatula.
While the butternut squash is roasting in the oven, you’ll cook your cut bacon pieces on your stovetop. Once it’s done cooking, remove it from the pan with a metal slotted spoon. Reserve about 1 1/2 teaspoons of bacon grease.
With the cooked butternut squash still on the baking sheet, drizzle it with maple syrup. Gently turn the pieces to coat all of them with the syrup. Next,combine the squash with the bacon andthe reserved bacon grease. Season with salt and pepper and transfer your completedMaple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon to a serving plate or bowl. It’s ready to serve!
Have leftovers? This recipe also makes a deliciousbreakfast with fried eggs. Yum!
Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon Recipe
Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon Recipe
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- Author: Brandie Valenzuela
Description
ThisMaple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon recipe makes an easy side dish for dinner. You’ll only need 5 ingredients, including the stars of this recipe: butternut squash, bacon, and maple syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pounds large butternut squash (about 3 1/2 – 4)
- 2–3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper (for seasoning)
- 12 – 16 ounces bacon (I used 16 ounces of thick sliced bacon)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- With a large, sharp knife, carefully cut off about 1 inch of the top and bottom; discard pieces. With a spoon, scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes; discard. With a sharp vegetable peeler, peel off the skin of the butternut squash. Cube the butternut squash into about 1″ pieces.
- Place the butternut squash onto a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Toss the cubes, while on the sheet, to ensure that all the pieces have been lightly coated with the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook in in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until tender. Turn and flip the pieces over with a metal spatula about 1/2 way through the cooking time.
- While the butternut squash is roasting in the oven, cut the raw bacon into approximately 1/2″ pieces. Cook in a frying pan, according to package instructions, until fully cooked and crispy. Once the bacon is done cooking, remove the pieces from the pan with a metal slotted spoon to a bowl. Separately reserve about 1 1/2 teaspoons of bacon grease.
- With the cooked butternut squash still on the baking sheet, drizzle it with maple syrup. Gently flip the pieces to coat them with the syrup. Combine the squash with the bacon and the reserved bacon grease. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
Notes
This Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon recipe is also great for breakfast with a fried egg on top.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
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Want even more winter squash recipes?
My Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon Recipe ismy contribution to the October#12Bloggers Event that happens on the 12th of every month. It includes myself and 11 blogging friends and we all create recipes around a common theme — all of the recipes have 12 ingredients or less too. This months theme is Sweet & Savory SquashRecipes— here are the links to allof the other great winter squashrecipes:
Baked Pizza Spaghetti Squash by Big Bear’s Wife
Savory Butternut Squash & Bacon Biscuits by Betsy Life
Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Bacon by Home Cooking Memories
Pumpkin Gnocchi by Cooking on the Front Burner
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake by Love Bakes Good Cakes
Mexican Breakfast Hash by Thyme for co*cktails
Pumpkin Fritters by Bread Booze Bacon
Easy Pumpkin Bread Pudding by A Night Owl
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter by Pink Cake Plate
Hearty Squash and Green Bean Chili by I Love My Disorganized Life
Pumpkin Pie Pops by See Vanessa Craft
Crockpot Potato Stuff Squash by Around My Family Table
