Roasted Butternut Squash With Pecans Shallots and Blue Cheese

Roasted Butternut Squash is accented with sweet roasted shallots, toasted pecans and creamy crumbled blue cheese. It’s the perfect side dish for a holiday gathering, a fall potluck or a quick weeknight dinner.

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I have the most fabulous side dish for you today that is perfect for fall – Roasted Butternut Squash with Pecans, Shallots and Blue Cheese.

Sometimes you just need that side dish that makes you go “Why don’t I make this more often” and this glorious side is one that is not only fabulous for holidays and entertaining, but also for weeknight dinners. I have to warn you that is ridiculously easy that you will be wondering why you don’t make this more often.

During fall, there’s a plethora of butternut squash at the market and you can find it on sale quite often.  I adore butternut squash and often use it in various recipes such as my Spicy Harvest Butternut Squash Soup, Tequila Glazed Butternut Squash and a divine Roasted Butternut Squash Dip.  This side dish, I have to confess, might be my ultimate favorite.

When you roast butternut squash in the oven, the squash comes out caramelized and utterly delicious.  Add some shallots and a bit of thyme and the oven has its party shoes on.  To take it to another level, I toss it with some toasted pecans and some sharp blue cheese.  For those that do not adore blue cheese,  you can always substitute a bit of goat cheese or ricotta salata for that cheesy bite.  However, I love the flavor combo of the sharp and creamy blue cheese against the sweet squash.  Just as I suspected, when I served this lovely side dish, it was gone in a flash.

This Roasted Butternut Squash with Pecans, Shallots and Blue Cheese will steal the dinner spotlight.  Your guests just don’t have to know how easy it is to prepare.

 On to the recipe:

Gather your ingredients

Let’s roast the butternut squash and shallots

Easiest side dish ever!

Aly M. Cleary

Yields 4-6

Roasted Butternut Squash With Pecans Shallots and Blue Cheese

Roasted Butternut Squash is accented with sweet roasted shallots, toasted pecans and creamy crumbled blue cheese. It's the perfect side dish for either a holiday dinner or a quick weeknight dinner.

10 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• 1 large butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 3 cups)
• 7-8 shallots, peeled and halved (or quartered if larger)
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme, chopped
• 3/4 cup of pecan halves
• 1/2-3/4 cup of blue cheese, crumbled (depending on how much you adore blue cheese)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
2. On a large baking sheet, toss the butternut squash and the shallots with the olive oil, salt, pepper and the chopped thyme.
3. Spread out on the baking sheet in a single layer and roast for about 30 -35 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the squash is soft and caramelized and the shallots have a bit of a roasty brown hue.
4. While the squash and shallots are roasting, in a dry skillet over medium heat, lightly toast the pecan halves.
5. Chop the toasted pecans and set aside.
6. When the squash mixture is done, toss in a bowl with the chopped pecans and blue cheese and serve.
7. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories

879 cal

Fat

76 g

Carbs

15 g

Protein

37 g

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