How do you properly cook butternut squash?

Question

I know that it's good sliced, degutted (sorry...don't know a better term for this) and then what....bake it? For how long and at what temperature???

Answer 1

350 degrees for 45 minutes or until soft. I like to put some butter on mine about 5 minutes before you take it out of the oven.

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Answer 2

Cut in half around the middle between the top & bottom, cut a thin slice off the bottom so it will sit flat. Line a pan w/aluminum foil. Add about half an inch of water to the bottom of the pan, cook at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes cut side down, flip to cavity side up, add a generous pat of butter & brown sugar in the cavity & bake about another 15 minutes. Super yummy!

Answer 3

BUTTERNUT SQUASH W/ ORANGE-BUTTER GLAZE

1 large (3-3 1/2 lb) butternut squash, cut into 8 pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter , melted
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

1. Heat oven to 375F. Spray glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place squash, cut sides up, in baking dish.

2. cover with foil; bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. In small bowl, mix butter, marmalade, cinnamon and nutmeg; brush over squash. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until glazed and tender.
8 servings.

Answer 4

Two recipes. Peel and cube, place in pot with cold water and bring to the boil untill pumpkin is tender. Drain and add 1/3 cup white sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Mash and put back on the heat untill the water is absorbed.

Cut in half and boil untill almost tender, set aside. Fry onions, bacon and tomatoes until done. Place pumpkin halves in an ovenproof dish and place bacon mixture inside, drizzle with olive oil and season. Sprinkle grated cheddar / mozzarella cheese on. Cover with tin foil and place in fire. Leave for about 20 minutes. Or place in the oven, set 180 degrees.

Answer 5

Bake it at about 350 degrees Fahrenheit until it is tender when poked with a fork. I would suggest buttering the squash and sprinkling it with some brown sugar when it is done.

*Summer squash, banana squash, and spaghetti squash are also good this way.

Answer 6

My wife peels it,cuts it in small chunks,slices apples,. take 1/2 cup brown sugar,1 TBL.SP. flour,1/4 cup melted butter,1 tea sp. Cinnamon, stir ingredients. have 9-10 in. baking dish. put in squash& apples,pour on the ingredience, bake in oven, at 350 degrees, for 1 hr. eat & enjoy.

Answer 7

bake it in halves with a little butter and salt, and a sprinkle of brown sugar, at 400 degrees, without a cover, so it will get a little more brown on top. bake until a fork will easily pierce the side.

For more uniform cooking you can "stuff" the hole with lightly buttered grapenuts or dry breadcrumbs before sprinkling the sugar on.