Vegetarian recipes

Hi there,

I've been enjoying vegetarian recipes a lot these past months and just though I would share one of my fave! Its sooo delicious!!!!

I'dd like to ear of some of your fave's too! ^_^

Caramelized Onion and Butternut Squash Roast with Chestnuts

Roast

1 pound onions (that's about 1.5 good-sized onions, I used one white and one red)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 pound fresh chestnuts
2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 15oz. can white beans, drained and rinsed
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Pepper
1/2 cup vegetable broth (I ran out, so I replaced it with 1/2 cup diluted white wine vinegar)

Crumb topping:

1/2 cup bread crumbs (panko!)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
Pinch of ground cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pepper

To prepare the fresh chestnuts

Preheat the oven to 425. Slit each chestnut a bit so they don't explode while roasting, and lay them on a pan. Roast for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool a bit, then peel. The easiest way to do this is to crush them together a bit to loosen the shells from the nut by laying them in a paper towel, bunching it up, and rubbing them together. Chop the nuts coarsely.

For the roast

Place the onions in a 9x13 inch baking dish and toss to coat with the olive oil. Bake for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and set aside.

Add the rest of the ingredients for the roast and stir so that everything is well coated. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 35-45 minutes until the squash and nuts are tender.

For the topping

Toss all of the ingredients together. Remove the foil from the pan and spread the crumbs evenly on top. Bake for an additional 15 minutes, until the topping is lightly browned. Dig in!