Recipes

[eddyandme]

After prepping, I either nuke it or bake it.  Instead of seasoning, I pour in some pancake syrup (Mrs Buttersworth's) and a dab of butter,  Yummy in my tummy!

[nanny24]

Love all the ideas! I made them for lunch with olive oil and S&P. Baked for an hour at 350. Was sooooo good. Next time I will try the syrup, or brown sugar. Thanks, Ladies.

[Coquille]

@nanny24 I make mine with apples, pear, raisins, brown sugar, orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg. I bake @ 325, cut side down, with a little water in the pan. Bake for 45 minutes. As another poster said, a shortcut but great is with butter, maple syrup and touch of ginger. 

[jannabelle1]

I'm with @Kachina624 and @kitcat51 - slice in half, remove seeds, put in pyrex dish cut side down with a little water and cook in microwave for about 8 to 10 minutes until soft. Flip over and add about 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Microwave for another minute or so. Delicious!

[KathyM23]

We eat butternut and acorn squash often and bake it cut side down until the end and add butter and brown sugar.

We also make a baked casserole using cubed squash, broccoli, Italian stewed tomatoes (canned) and chicken breast.  We have used pork instead of chicken and I'll bet ground beef would be good too.

@Coquille  Your idea of apple, pear, raisin really appeals to me.  How do you prepare?  Boy, this is making me hungry!

[Coquille]

@KathyM23. Butter a baking dish or an edged cookie sheet. Preheat oven 325. Place 2, halved  Acorn Squashes cut side down, on dish or pan. Add 1/4 inch of water. Bake 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl mix 2 large apples diced, 1 ripe pear, diced, 1/4 cup dried raisins, 2 tbsp brown sugar, grated zest of 1 small orange, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, a touch of nutmeg and lately I've been adding 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts (optional).

Heat in a large sauté pan on medium heat, 2 tbsp of butter, til melted. Add apple mixture and cook until the fruit is golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in about 1/4 cup of orange juice (sometimes I use apple cider vinegar instead because I don't always have orange juice in the house), years ago I would put in a tbsp of rum ( just as good without). Simmer, stirring often, until fruit is tender. about 8 minutes. When squash is done, fill the squash with the mixture. Bake til tender, about 15 minutes more.

Enjoy!

[KathyM23]

@Coquille  Thank you so much.  I am definitely going to try my squash this way.  Sounds delicious.  Adding the orange juice really sounds good.  We add orange juice to cooked carrots and cooked beets - really adds a good flavor.

[MyShadowLove]

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@Coquille wrote:

@KathyM23. Butter a baking dish or an edged cookie sheet. Preheat oven 325. Place 2, halved  Acorn Squashes cut side down, on dish or pan. Add 1/4 inch of water. Bake 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl mix 2 large apples diced, 1 ripe pear, diced, 1/4 cup dried raisins, 2 tbsp brown sugar, grated zest of 1 small orange, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, a touch of nutmeg and lately I've been adding 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts (optional).

Heat in a large sauté pan on medium heat, 2 tbsp of butter, til melted. Add apple mixture and cook until the fruit is golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in about 1/4 cup of orange juice (sometimes I use apple cider vinegar instead because I don't always have orange juice in the house), years ago I would put in a tbsp of rum ( just as good without). Simmer, stirring often, until fruit is tender. about 8 minutes. When squash is done, fill the squash with the mixture. Bake til tender, about 15 minutes more.

Enjoy!

@Coquille...Wow, this sounds absolutely delicious....It is definitely on my menu for next week...Thanks for sharing!

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[MyShadowLove]

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@KathyM23 wrote:

We eat butternut and acorn squash often and bake it cut side down until the end and add butter and brown sugar.

We also make a baked casserole using cubed squash, broccoli, Italian stewed tomatoes (canned) and chicken breast.  We have used pork instead of chicken and I'll bet ground beef would be good too.

@KathyM23...Your casserole sounds delicous!...Could  you please post the recipe?...Thanks so much!

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