those tiny butternuts are perfect for stuffing for individual servings. I was amazed to see that among the dozens of butternut squash recipes we’ve posted over the years, there wasn’t one for a stuffed squash. (did I miss one?) So here’s a simple I found on Taste and Tell, makes a stuffed butternut squash that’s a lot like a stuffed baked potato, always a hit in this household. Apparently they adapted it from a Rachel Ray recipe.
from Time Inc’s Instapot All-Time Best Recipes
And because butternut and sage are such great friends, there’s also a recipe for Sage Butternut Squash Sauce from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans. It’s from Liz Williams, founder of the museum and she says, “Sometimes you want pasta and not tomato sauce. This is especially in true in winter … when there is an abundance of butternut squash. Of course, the quick solution is to make pasta with garlic, olive oil and cheese. There’s nothing wrong with that. But when you want a richer sauce, butternut squash is perfect.” (There’s already a recipe for Butternut Squash Steaks with Brown Butter-Sage Sauce in the recipe listings.)
If cooler nights are putting you in the mood for curry, love this recipe for butternut and mushroom curry from Madhur Jaffrey, printed in the New York Times. Perfect for the tiny butternut that was in our box. It’s sometimes nice to have a smaller vegetable to work with (like those small Japanese eggplants). This is comfort food, Indian-style, and mushrooms are usually available at our local farmers markets. Curry leaves are available at shops that sell Indian groceries. I purchased a small batch awhile back and keep it in the freezer. I have to say, though, that you could skip the curry leaves. I find their contribution to a dish is pretty subtle.
I can’t resist sharing this recipe from Epicurious, easiest way ever to deal with a butternut squash. Chop up that rounded base and other trimmings and turn it into soup but use the big beefy neck to an easy dinner. I love that this is skillet cooked, not roasted. Easier for someone like me, who likes to multi-task in the kitchen, to keep an eye on its progress.
from “My Pinewood Kitchen” by Mee McCormick
I’m making mine with the slicer tomatoes, and that will work just fine.
In case you can’t find anything you want to make from those dozens of butternut recipes, here’s one more to consider. Makes your kitchen smell wonderful.
Brookhaven Farmers Market offered a variation of this stew in their e-newsletter and I realized I had never made butternut squash stew with apples. It’s an inspired combination.
Last week I turned all those turnip greens and the big head of bok choy into Creamed Greens. It was so simple and that large slow cooker full of greens cooked down with no attention from me, taking about two hours to go from shredded greens to luscious. It was a hit during the dinner party I gave Friday and then leftovers topped baked potatoes the following day for an easy dinner. It put me in the mood for other slow cooker dishes – and I’m sharing this enchilada casserole recipe. It’s got canned enchilada sauce and, yes, boxed corn muffin mix. Don’t judge. But feel free to substitute your own favorite recipe for corn bread as the topping. It’s been a big hit every time I’ve served it.