26 Squash Recipes We Want to Eat All Year Round
And we bet you will, too.
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Our Best Ideas for Squash
From cold-weather favorites like butternut, spaghetti squash and acorn squash to colorful summer squash and zucchini, there’s simply no shortage of remarkable squash varieties to cook throughout the year. The true beaty of these many fruits (yes, fruits!) is how incredible they taste, dressed up or down in a myriad of cooking methods: baked, roasted, mashed, stuffed, fried ― or even prepared simply. Case in point: Ina’s popular, 5-star roasted butternut squash, which adds only quality olive oil, kosher salt and a crack of ground black pepper. That’s it.
Get the Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash
Spicy Roasted Delicata Squash
These spicy moons of roasted delicata squash are backed by a level of fun only Molly Yeh could deliver. She bastes the delicata prior to roasting (with a pepper-infused oil) and calls for pumpkin pie spice with cayenne as a way of introducing spice in many layers.
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Butternut Squash Soup
There’s no fit of hungry rage that can’t be solved by a warm bowl of blended butternut squash soup. For a one-two punch of savory flavor, try adding a tablespoon of white miso or chili oil.
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Summer Squash and Bacon Galette
Fact: “Summer squash goes decadent in this cheesy, bacon-studded savory galette.”
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Summer Squash Casserole
Unbelievably tender chunks of kabocha and acorn squash (or another squash!) bathed in a fragrant cheesy sour cream sauce, with shattered Ritz cracker topping. Need we elaborate? Make it for your next potluck, thank us later.
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Vegan Quinoa-Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash
A meaty vegan stuffed squash? But how? Quinoa, pistachios, dried cranberries ― oh, and the firm, buttery flesh of cooked acorn squash doesn’t hurt, either.
Get the Recipe: Vegan Quinoa-Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash
Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust
Crispy, cheesy pizza with a gorgeous crust made from squash, eggs and no flour? Gluten-free eaters, rejoice!
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Roasted Squash Salad
Earthy acorn squash, sweet butternut and fluffy, chestnut-y kabocha join forces in this euphoric roasted salad.
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Butternut Squash Pepitas
Don’t throw away those butternut squash seeds! When you give them the olive-oil-and-salt treatment, the reward is delicious on its own ― or thrown into a slew of other foods. Think salad, soup, pasta, cookie dough or granola.
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Skillet Eggs With Squash
The green in this egg breakfast skillet comes from a giant bird’s nest worth of juicy zucchini. Once the squash is fully cooked, the cheese on top becomes an enticingly molten veil, with just a little help from the oven.
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Butternut Squash Fries
Who knew that butternut squash (along with three powerhouse ingredients: olive oil, salt and chili powder) could create such an irresistibly delicious plate of crinkle-cut fries?!
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Butternut Squash Posole
Inspired by Mexican posole, this soupy stew uses cubed butternut squash, so you can enjoy chunky bites even if you can’t eat meat.
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Squash Gratin
Cubes from two whole squash jump into a skillet where they get showered edge to edge with breadcrumbs and cheese, only to bake up into a vegetarian casserole that should be the star of the dinner table. We promise everyone will go back for second helpings…who knows, maybe more!
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Balsamic Acorn Squash
Craving a balsamic bite? You can pull off these bright and tangy acorn squash moons in under 30 minutes.
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Butternut Squash Noodles with Prosciutto and Sage
Butternut squash noodles are often mocked as the less-satisfying, wannabe counterpart of wheat-based noodles but this recipe will teach you how to turn it into a flavorful, rich bowl of pasta perfection.
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Squash Blossom Frittata Squares
Everything we fawn over about stuffed squash blossoms but tucked inside fluffy, cheesy, garlicky baked frittata squares.
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Butternut Squash Crostini
If you can roast vegetables, make toast, and cook bacon, then you can absolutely make this wonderful crostini platter.
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Spaghetti Squash with Parmesan Cheese
Although it’s not spaghetti and parmesan in the traditional sense, this recipe takes advantage of the stringy nature of cooked spaghetti squash and the result is incredibly satisfying in its own right.
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Summer Squash Casserole
Summer squash and zucchini are the perfect vessels to get cloaked in the creamy cheddar sauce and panko breadcrumbs. This casserole is indulgent but not overtly so ― the definition of quintessential summer food.
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Spaghetti Squash Tostadas
Fun to assemble and of course, fun to eat! When you’re in a bind, use fresh vegetables or pickled vegetables and jarred salsas in place of roasting vegetables for a shortcut to the dinner table.
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Braised Chickpeas with Squash
For a vegetarian meal that contains the comforting, flavorful satisfaction of braised brisket, turn to canned chickpeas and butternut squash. They’re likely sitting in the pantry as we speak and truthfully get better with a ton of high-impact seasoning agents; in other words, use as much garlic as your heart desires.
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Acorn Squash Chips
Squash chips are bound to be any potato chip lover’s new favorite snack. They’re simple, delicious ― and ready fast!
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Butternut Squash Mash
As equal-opportunity starch lovers, we think potatoes shouldn’t be allowed to have all the fun! Case in point, mash your butternut squash.
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Acorn Squash Agrodolce
A sticky sweet-and-sour-sauce reduction made from honey and vinegar flecked with nuts, fruits and herbs, agrodolce bodes well with the earthy caramel notes of roasted acorn squash.
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Squash-Shiitake Stuffing
It’s fair to say every holiday turkey wants to be stuffed with squash-shiitake stuffing. Or maybe we’re just saying that because we’re hungry to eat this too-delicious-to-be-true combination!
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Crispy Tofu and Delicata Squash Sheet Pan Dinner
Roasting squash is a worthy occasion for cranking on the oven but why not multi-task? A tofu and squash sheet pan dinner demonstrates how you can render an entire meal all in one go. Ward off mushy pieces by spreading out each slice of squash or tofu on the sheet ― if you use a 9 x 13 sheet pan then you should have plenty of space for everything.
Get the Recipe: Crispy Tofu and Delicata Squash Sheet Pan Dinner
