Butternut Squash With Onions And Pecans Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH ONIONS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Place pecans on an ungreased baking sheet. Toast at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 5 to 8 minutes.
• Peel the squash, and remove the seeds. Cut into 1/2 inch cubes. There will be about 6 cups squash.
• Melt butter or margarine in a heavy large skillet over low heat. Add onion and saute until very tender, about 15 minutes. Add squash and toss to coat. Cover. Cook until squash is tender but still holds it shape, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.
• Stir in half of the pecans and half of the parsley. Transfer mixture to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining pecans and parsley. Serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE, AND ONION GALETTE WITH STILTON

Steps:

• For the dough: Pulse the flour and salt together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse about 10 times until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with a few bean-size bits of butter in it. Add the egg and pulse 1 to 2 times more; don't let the dough form a mass around the blade. If the dough seems very dry, add up to 1 tablespoon of cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, and pulsing briefly. Remove the blade and bring the dough together by hand. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• For the filling: Halve and core the apple. Cut each 1/2 into 8 wedges and put them in a large bowl. Slice the squash and cut the onion into wedges so that both are as thick as the apple wedges, and add them to the apples. Add the butter, rosemary, and thyme and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet and brush with mustard. Starting 2 inches from the edge, casually alternate pieces of apple, squash, and onion in overlapping circles¿if you have extra pieces of one or another, tuck them in where you can or double them up until to use all the filling. Fold and pleat the dough over the edge of the filling. Bake until the crust is brown and the apples, squash, and onions are tender and caramelized, about 55 minutes. Scatter the cheese over the filling and bake until melted, about 5 minutes more. Cool the galette briefly on a wire rack. Cut into wedges and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Halve the squash, leaving the skin on, and scoop out the seeds, then cut into 1-inch cubes; you don't need to be precise just keep the pieces uniformly small.
• Put into a roasting tin with the oil and strip about 4 stalks thyme of their leaves, sprinkling over the butternut squash. If you can't get any fresh thyme, sprinkle over dried.
• Roast in the oven for about 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
• Once out of the oven, remove the squash to a bowl and scatter over the pecans and crumble over the cheese tossing everything together gently. Check the seasoning and add the last couple of stalks of thyme torn into small sprigs to decorate.

ROASTED KABOCHA SQUASH WITH CRANBERRIES & PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F.
• Peel the pumpkin, cut it into quarters and remove the seeds. Dice into cubes and add to a large roasting tray or baking dish. Add the onion and drizzle with olive oil. Toss through and place in the oven, middle shelf, for 10 minutes.
• Chop most of the pecans roughly and reserve a few whole nuts. Prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• After 10 minutes, remove the pumpkin and scatter the pecans (except for a few whole ones), cranberries, garlic, salt and spices over the top. Stir through and place back in the oven for 7-10 minutes.
• After 7 minutes, remove the tray again and scatter the remaining pecans over the top. Whisk together the glaze mix and drizzle over the tray contents. Place in the oven for 5 more minutes.

VEGAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIZZA WITH APPLES & PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Make the sauce. Fill a large saucepan halfway full of water and set over high heat. Add butternut squash. Bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, 6-7 minutes.
• Drain squash in a colander and let cool for a couple of minutes. Add to the pitcher of a high-speed blender or the bowl of a food processor fitted with the S-blade. Add the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. If the sauce needs to be thinned out a bit, add some more olive oil, about a teaspoon at a time.
• Spread the dough into your desired shape and thickness on a cookie sheet or pizza stone. Add butternut squash sauce and spread with a spoon. Layer with apples, then onions, then pecans. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle a couple pinches of salt over the top.
• Bake until the crust is golden and cooked through, the apples and onion are tender, and the pecans are toasted but not burned, about 10 minutes.
• Top with fresh thyme if desired. Cut into wedges and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PECAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix butternut squash, onion, mayonnaise, Cheddar cheese, sugar, and egg in a casserole dish.
• Combine cracker crumbs, pecans, and sunflower seeds in a bowl; sprinkle over squash mixture. Pour melted butter over crumb topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and crumb topping is browned, about 45 minutes.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Peel and chop butternut squash into 1" cubes.
• Chop onions into 1" pieces.
• Mix onions and squash with oil and spread in a prepared roasting pan with sides.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly across vegetables, then grind the nutmeg evenly over the vegetables.
• Mix gently with hands to distribute the brown sugar and nutmeg among the vegetables.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, gently stirring a couple of times during baking.
• While squash is baking, prepare candied pecans as directed below.
• When squash is turning brown on the edges and there is no longer any liquid in the pan, remove the vegetables from the oven.
• Gently stir one-half to two-thirds (depending on how much you want to reserve for topping based on the size and shape of your serving dish) of the pecans into the squash, then place into a serving bowl. Sprinkle the remaining pecans on top of the squash and serve immediately.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss squash and onions with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and seasonings.
• combine with cranberries.
• spread in a baking dish.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• place in oven for 1 hour.
• pour cranberry juice over squash and put back in oven for 15-20 minutes.
• serve warm or cold.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH PECANS

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet, saute onion and celery in oil for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the parsley, garlic and cinnamon; saute 1-2 minutes longer., In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, broth and onion mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add the squash, soup, salt and pepper; heat through. , Remove from the heat; stir in the pecans and cream. Cool slightly. In a blender or food processor, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan and heat through.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH ONIONS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Place pecans on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Toast at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 5-8 minutes .
• Peel the squash, and remove the seeds.
• Cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
• There will be about 6 cups squash.
• Melt butter or margarine in a heavy large skillet over low heat.
• Add onion and saute until very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add squash and toss to coat.
• Cover.
• Cook until squash is tender but still holds it shape, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Can be prepared 4 hours ahead.
• Let stand at room temperature.
• Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.
• Stir in half of the pecans and half of the parsley.
• Transfer mixture to bowl.
• Sprinkle with remaining pecans and parsley.
• Serve.