Delicious Butternut Squash Casserole
Looking for the best butternut squash recipe? This healthy Butternut Squash Casserole recipe in Holly Clegg’s Too Hot in the Kitchen cookbook will add gourmet flair to your holiday table. We promise this souffle is so easy. Yes you can eat healthy even on the holidays and you can do it deliciously with Holly’s healthy easy recipes. With a sweet nutty taste similar to pumpkin, butternut squash goes well in savory or even sweet dishes. It is a good source of fiber and carotenoid antioxidants. Add choices to your table as this is a diabetic butternut squash recipe. Also, the recipe is vegetarian.
| Servings 4 (3/4 cup) servings |
- 3 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup crushed honey nut toasted whole grain oat cereal
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 400°F. Coat 1-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place butternut squash in microwave-safe bowl with a little water, microwave until soft, 6-8 minutes. Drain and mash.
- In prepared dish, combine mashed squash, sugar, milk, vanilla, salt, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and egg, mixing well. Combine cereal and brown sugar. Sprinkle on top. Bake 20 minutes or until set.
Per Serving: Calories 162 Calories from fat 9% Fat 2g Saturated Fat 0g Cholesterol 53mg Sodium 61mg Carbohydrate 35g Dietary Fiber 3g Sugars 21g Protein 4g Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 other carbohydrate
Spicy Advice: If you never had butternut squash, it has a sweet, nutty taste similar to pumpkin. I think this healthy butternut squash casserole will quickly become a staple holiday side.
Too Hot in the Kitchen Cookbook Keeps You “HOT” In The Kitchen!
People who have Holly Clegg’s Too Hot in the Kitchen cookbook say it is their favorite. Probably, because the recipes are a little more trendy and the chapters are just so great! From Easy Entertaining to Quickies–yes, you heard that right!
This healthy Butternut Squash casserole recipe is actually from the Fill Up With Fiber Chapter. This woman’s cookbook includes easy healthy recipes and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry. Wait until you read all the women’s quotes and learn more about this women’s health cookbook!
Go Convenient and Creative with Healthy Butternut Squash Casserole!
Look for packages of peeled, cubed squash in the produce section for extra ease – Shhhh; we won’t tell your secret! This is a favorite convenient product since cutting up the squash can be difficult. Now, making easy butternut squash recipes is so easy. Yes, this healthy butternut squash casserole recipe is also an easy diabetic recipe! Just a little light brown sugar, cereal topping that complements the savory squash. This makes a great easy seasonal holiday recipes for Thanksgiving or Christmas. However, this can be a wonderful easy recipe year round for a great side.
Pull Out This Mini Food Processor For Your Easy Butternut Squash Recipes To Mash
You will LOVE this smaller food processor for chopping, blending or mashing. Holly used to only use the huge one. Then, when she was at her mother’s house, she had a mini food processor and Holly loved it. This 4-cup mini processor is the perfect size because it is so convenient.
Easy to pull out and easy storage. You will find yourself using this mini food processor all the time for quick cooking and for chopping a few ingredients – couldn’t be easier than with this mini food processor. This is the exact one and use it all the time.
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WHAT’S INSIDE:
- Top Ten Time-Saving Thanksgiving Tips!!
- Shopping List
- Terrific Tips
- Serving Suggestions
- Nutritional Information
Holly included some of her go-to holiday tips plus shopping lists to organize this busy day along with her personal Thanksgiving menu. The only thing you will see missing is stuffing the turkey because Holly’s son-in-law is always in charge of making a fried turkey!
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