Maple Roasted Squash Food

MAPLE ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, toss the butternut squash with oil, maple, salt and fresh ground pepper. Place in a baking dish, cover with foil and roast in the center of the oven for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil, turn the squash and bake an addition 15 minutes, or until fork tender (time will vary depending on the size you cut the squash).
• Makes 3 cups.

MAPLE-ROASTED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place the squash, cut sides up, on a sheet pan. Place ½ tablespoon butter and ½ tablespoon maple syrup in the cavity of each squash. Brush the cut sides with olive oil and sprinkle the squash with 3 teaspoons kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Roast for 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the squash, until tender when pierced with a small knife.
• Place the squash on a serving platter. If the halves are too large for one serving, cut each piece in half through the stem. Drizzle lightly with extra maple syrup, sprinkle with sea salt, and serve hot.
• Cooks' Note
• Acorn squash is hard to cut. To halve a whole squash, plunge the blade of a large chef's knife into the side of the squash as far as it will go. Holding the handle of the knife, bang the squash (with the knife in it) on the board until the blade cuts all the way through.

MAPLE-ROASTED SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place squash, cut sides up, on a baking pan. Season with salt and pepper. Place 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon maple syrup into cavity of each squash, and sprinkle herbs over the tops.
• Roast squash until very tender and well browned, basting frequently with syrup in the cavities, about 1 hour. Serve warm.

MAPLE-ROASTED KABOCHA SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment.
• Whisk together the brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, chili powder, cayenne and 2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl to combine.
• Cut the squash in half and trim and discard both ends. Using a spoon, remove the seeds and discard. Place the squash cut-side down and slice crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick wedges.
• Toss the squash with the maple syrup mixture to coat evenly. Arrange the squash in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets, reserving the excess maple syrup mixture. Roast, flipping the squash and rotating the baking sheets top to bottom halfway through, until golden brown and tender, 24 to 26 minutes. While still hot, loosen the squash with a metal spatula from the baking sheets and flip to avoid sticking. Brush the squash with the reserved maple syrup mixture and transfer to a serving dish. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MAPLE-CHIPOTLE ROASTED SQUASH

Steps:

• Place squash in a large bowl; set aside., In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the syrup, chipotle peppers, salt and curry powder; heat through. Pour over squash and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until tender.

MAPLE-ROASTED CHICKEN & ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Cut squash lengthwise in half; remove and discard seeds. Cut each half crosswise into 1/2-in. slices; discard ends. Place squash, carrots and onion in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan; top with chicken, skin side down. Roast 10 minutes., Turn chicken over; drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 25-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°-175° and vegetables are tender.

ROASTED SQUASH WITH BACON AND MAPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss squashes with maple syrup, oil, cayenne, and 1 teaspoon salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread in a single layer; roast 10 minutes. Add bacon, then flip squashes to coat. Roast, flipping once more halfway through, until tender and golden brown, about 20 minutes more; serve.

MAPLE AND ROSEMARY ROASTED SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Split the butternut squash in half lengthways and scoop out and discard the membrane and seeds from the centre. Deeply score the flesh with a sharp knife and place skin side down on a large baking tray.
• Divide the sliced red onion between the cavity of each squash. Whisk together the maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard and olive oil and brush the mixture over the squash and onion. Season, then cover with foil and roast for 30 minutes, or until nearly soft. Baste the squash with the maple mixture once during cooking.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheese, pine kernels and rosemary. Remove the foil from the squash and sprinkle the cheese mixture over the top. Return to the oven and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the squash is tender and the topping is golden brown.
• Serve with a green salad, which you can dress with a simple vinaigrette.

MAPLE-ROASTED SQUASH WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Finely chop the leaves from 2 rosemary sprigs and mix with the oil, maple syrup and plenty of seasoning. Toss with the butternut squash on a large baking tray and roast for 20 mins.
• Roughly chop the pecans so they stay pretty chunky. Break the remaining rosemary sprig into shorter sprigs, then scatter with the pecans over the squash, and toss together, turning over the squash wedges. Return to the oven for another 20 mins until the squash is tender and caramelising at the edges. Serve straight away, or at room temperature.

MAPLE-ROASTED SQUASH WITH SAGE AND LIME FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. If you like, line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper or foil. (It's not necessary but will prove helpful when cleaning up.)
• In a small pot over medium-high heat, combine maple syrup and cayenne in a small pot. Bring to a simmer and let cook until it reduces by a third, 1 to 3 minutes. Add butter and let it melt. Turn off heat and mix in salt, pepper and coriander.
• Spread the squash out on the pan and spoon maple mixture over the pieces, turning them to coat. Roast until the pieces begin to soften, 15 minutes. Turn the squash pieces over and roast until glazed and tender, 10 to 20 minutes more. Drizzle lime juice and scatter sage leaves over the top for serving.

MAPLE-ROASTED DELICATA SQUASH WITH RED ONION

Steps:

• Arrange the racks in the upper and lower rungs in the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F degrees. Place the squash, red onion, garlic, thyme, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper; toss to coat.
• Spread vegetables evenly onto two large, rimmed baking sheets. Bake the squash on the upper and lower racks of the oven, tossing, rotating, and switching the pan positions half way through cooking, until tender and browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Taste and season again with more salt and pepper, if desired.

CHIPOTLE MAPLE ROASTED SQUASH

Steps:

• Combine the chipotle pepper, sauce, margarine and syrup in a small food processor and process until smooth.
• In a plastic baggie, combine all ingredients and toss to coat. (Let sit in the fridge for a few hours if possible.).
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and spread the squash out evenly on one layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with optional salt.
• Bake for 10 minutes, and then stir/toss.
• Bake another 10-15 minutes until squash is tender, stirring occasionally.