fav way to cook butternut squash?

I love to roast it with a bit of olive oil and just salt and pepper. Sometimes I eat it that way and sometimes I puree it into a soup with a bit of butter and milk.

Butternut pumpkin soup is awesome! If you are feeling adventurous you can puree it with some red curry paste and some extra light coconut milk

Bake it in 2 halves. Then make soup out of it after its baked. Omg so amazing. Fave part of thanksgiving.

Omg it's my favorite veggie. I cook it a million ways. Simplest is to cut it in half longways and scoop out the seeds, then throw the two halves in the oven til soft (about 40-60 minutes at 425) Some people brush the cut sides with olive oil or butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper, but I wait until it's cooked. When done, season and scoop it right out of the skin and eat. Nutmeg or sage are also good seasonings, but not really necessary.

Another favorite is Butternut gratin. It's a bit more work. Peel, seed and slice the squash about an inch thick, then layer in a casserole dish with goat cheese and sprinkle each layer with salt, pepper and sage. When done, pour in a cup or two of milk, almond or soy milk, or cream (depending on how many calories you want to end up with) and sprinkle the top with bread crumbs and parmesan. Bake at 425 around 40 minutes until all the squash is soft and the topping is browned.

Also, you can stuff pasta shells with the leftovers for yet another meal. Add bacon and a cream or cheese sauce.

To roast it with thyme and salt and pepper.

Or to roast it with red onion, and have it with tagliatelle and some low fat crème fraîche

But unfortunately, my boyfriend is allergic so my love of butternut squash is now a distant memory booooo

I made butternut squash last night. Precooked in oven for 40 min. Dice up squash. In a hot skillet add some EVOO. Add diced shallot, 1 clove garlic and season with freshly ground pepper. Cook for about 3 min and add squash cooking another few minutes until done. I also added a diced up pear, apple and a handful of spinach. Makes a great side. You can also use this to stuff Turkey Breast tenderloins which I am doing today. Yummy

I made it this week. I microwave it for 2 minutes so that I can cut it. Then used allrecipes recipe to roast. Basically peel, scoop out seeds, cut into similar sized chunks. Mix in bowl with olive oil. salt and diced garlic. Roast at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Quite good and very low calorie.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-roasted-butternut-squash/

My mom has an amazing butternut squash and apple soup recipe that I just love:

2 butternut squashes
2 green apples
1 large onion, chopped
8 cups vegetable broth (powder stuff)
1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp. medium curry powder
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste

Cut squashes in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Microwave them for 7-10 min...until soft enough to remove skins. When cool enough to handle, remove skin and cut into chunks. (Note: I usually cheat with this part and buy them pre-cut up from the supermarket... costs more but takes less time. Either works.)

Fry the onion until translucent. Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil. Then simmer gently for 12-15 minutes.

Puree the soup when cool.

Makes 8-10 servings.

I cut it up into cubes and boil it with a little salt. Then get rid of the water, mash it, add into a pan with tomato-based pasta sauce (olive from Barillia works great), then enjoy. Butternut squash also works great with tuna.

Roasted with onions, salt, pepper and a bit of olive oil, then blended with some vegetable stock. So good.

Butternut squash rissoto: just cube it, roast, boil or pan-fry it. Cook some arborio rice (or sub another short-grain rice, I prefer jade rice, which is scented with bamboo) Add plenty of liquid (water, stock, broth, whatever) and stir until rice is tender (you should have a bit of liquid still, but it should be a creamy, thick consistency) and add the butternut squash along with any herb/spice mixture you'd like. Ginger, sage or nutmeg work great.

Wish I could give you exact quantities, but I usually just put it together until it looks "right."

I roast it and make it into soup. Delish

Love Butternut squash. Most of the time we make it into a velvety soup. I also add it to most stews instead of potato. This past weekend I cubed it and added it to my chili. Turned out to be delicious and an excellent way to get additional nutrients and fiber.