Roasted Butternut Squash with Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Maple

Name: Roasted Butternut Squash with Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Maple
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5-3 lbs Butternut Squash; 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted; .5 tsp salt; .5 tsp pepper; 2 tbsp pure maple syrup; Cayenne pepper, to taste; 1.5 oz Goat Cheese, crumbled ~1/3 c; 1/3 cup pecans, toasted and chopped course; 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:45min

All ovens are different, use the lowest time and watch like a hawk after to ensure they don't burn. I used fresh herb goat cheese.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:47:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories183.1 kcal (9%)

Total Fat11.4 g (16%)

Carbs20.2 g (8%)

Sugars7 g (8%)

Protein3.2 g (6%)

Sodium233.1 mg (12%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2.5 lbsButternut Squash

3 Tbspunsalted butter

melted

½ tspsalt

½ tsppepper

2 Tbsppure maple syrup

cayenne pepper

to taste

1.5 ozGoat Cheese

crumbled ~1/3 c

⅓ cuppecans

toasted and chopped course

2 tspfresh thyme leaves

Instructions

Step 1

Adjust the oven rack to the lowest position and heat the oven to 425 degrees. Remove skin and fibrous threads just below the skin from the squash (Should be completely orange). Halve lengthwise and scrap out seeds. Slice crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick pieces.

Peeler

Step 2

Toss squash in butter, salt, and pepper and arrange on a lined-rimmed baking sheet in a single layer. Roast squash until the side touching sheet toward the back of the oven is well browned, 25-30 minutes. Rotate the sheet and continue to bake until the side touching the sheet towards the back of the oven is well browned, 6-10 minutes.

Step 3

Remove squash from oven and flip. Continue to roast until squash is very tender and side touching the sheet is browned, 10-15 minutes.

Step 4

Remove squash from oven and flip. Continue to roast until squash is very tender and the side touching the sheet is browned, 10-15 minutes.

Step 5

Transfer squash to a platter. Combine maple syrup and cayenne in a bowl, then drizzle over squash. Sprinkle squash with goat cheese, pecans, and thyme. Serve.

Step 6

Transfer the squash to a platter. Combine maple syrup and cayenne in a bowl, then drizzle over squash. Sprinkle squash with goat cheese, pecans, and thyme. Serve.