Are you aware of the nutrient facts of butternut? I recommend reading this to anybody who loves butternut. As a chef I always love to try different recipes with butternut and as a result of that I give this super nutritious butternut squash recipe which is perfect for weeknight meals or holiday gatherings.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword American Food
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 272kcal
Ingredients
2small butternut squash
2cupsof rice
2cupsof cooked porcini mushrooms
1pinchof salt
1pinchof ground black pepper
1tspgalangalblack sesame
1tspfour spices
1tbspof olive oil
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 380°F.
Wash the butternuts and cut them in half. Remove the seeds.
Arrange the halves in an oiled dish or covered with a silicone sheet
Bake for 30 minutes. Stick a knife blade into the flesh after 30 minutes. If it is not melting, extend the cooking for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the rice in one and a half volumes of lightly salted water.
Also brown the cooked mushrooms
Add the spices (4 spices and galangal, black sesame) then the cooked rice. Mix everything and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
Hollow out the butternuts a little.
Mix the removed pumpkin flesh with the rice and porcini mushrooms. Adjust the seasoning (add salt and pepper if necessary).
Fill the butternut halves with the filling you have prepared