Butternut squash is the poster child for fall and winter cooking, from tender orange cubes as a side dish to velvety soup. One of the easiest and tastiest ways to cook this ubiquitous orange squash is simply roasting it in a hot oven. It comes out tender and caramelized, its sweet flavor perfectly developed. Once you’ve learned the tricks, you don’t even need a recipe. Here’s a primer on how to roast butternut squash: a basic recipe every home cook should know!
How to make roasted butternut squash (basic steps)
This method for making roasted butternut squash is easy enough that you can memorize it! Once you understand the basic concept, it’s easy to make without a recipe. You’ll feel like Julia Child with your kitchen knowledge! Here’s the basic outline, or jump right to the recipe:
Tips on chopping butternut squash
The hardest part of roasted butternut squash is actually cutting the squash! Have you ever struggled with cutting this infamously challenging vegetable? Here’s the outline of what we do: plus a video to help! Tip: Using a serrated peeler makes peeling squash a breeze! It’s much easier than a normal peeler because it doesn’t slip (here are the vegetable peelers we use).
Variation: whole roasted butternut squash
Don’t want to deal with peeling and chopping your butternut squash? We don’t blame you! It takes about 15 minutes (or more!) to get through this task. One way to bypass all the effort? Whole roast the butternut squash! Here are a few notes on this technique:
When to use this method? Make a whole baked butternut squash when you’re making a mash, puree, or soup. It’s easiest to serve this squash by scooping the flesh out from the skin. How long does it take to roast? A medium squash sliced in half takes 45 minutes to bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. How to do it? Go to Perfect Baked Butternut Squash.
Ways to serve it!
This roasted butternut squash is so tasty and versatile! Here are a few ideas on how to serve it:
More butternut squash recipes
There are so many tasty ways to eat this mighty squash! Here are some of our favorite butternut squash recipes:
Make classic Butternut Squash Soup or Curried Butternut Squash Soup Make a main dish meal with Stuffed Butternut Squash Mix up a skillet of Butternut Squash Risotto or Butternut Squash Curry Try a whole Baked Butternut Squash Grab Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese or Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Try sweet and creamy Mashed Butternut Squash or Butternut Squash Puree
This roasted butternut squash recipe is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free. 5 from 1 review
