Roasted Honeynut Squash
Roasted honeynut squash is baked in the oven until perfectly tender, then topped with a garlic sage butter sauce that gives the squash a delicious flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 honeynut squash
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 8 leaves sage
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cut each honeynut squash in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp (you can also cut off the very top part of the squash where the stem is for easier cutting and eating).
- Add the squash halves face up on a foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle the squash with olive oil and rub into the face of the squash. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add squash to the oven and roast for 45-50 minutes until squash is fork tender in its thickest part.
- While squash is roasting, finely mince two cloves of garlic.
- Once squash is done cooking, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once butter is melted, add sage leaves and cook for 2 minutes, until sage starts getting crispy. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds to 1 minute, watching carefully so garlic doesn't burn. Turn off the heat.
- Plate the honeynut squash then top with the garlic sage butter.
Notes
- Cooking times may vary based on your oven, the size of your honeynut squash, and the ripeness. Poke the thickest part of the honeynut squash to check for ripeness. Your fork should glide through the flesh without much resistance.
- I prefer to cut the stem off the honeynut squash when roasting. However, it's a matter of preference, and you can leave it on.
- Watch the garlic carefully when adding it to the skillet. You want it to just start browning, but do not want it to burn and turn bitter.
Nutrition
Calories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 8gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 353mgPotassium: 2662mgFiber: 15gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 80099IUVitamin C: 159mgCalcium: 376mgIron: 5mg
If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.
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