Pioneer Womans Sweet Roasted Rosemary Acorn Squash Recipes

PIONEER WOMAN'S SWEET ROASTED ROSEMARY ACORN SQUASH RECIPE

Steps:

• pre-heat oven to 400 cut each half squash into 4 wedges place wedges into a casserole dish skin side down. sprinkle with salt and pepper. combine butter, brown sugar, salt, rosemary and chili powder. smear paste over the squash wedges. roast in oven for 20 minutes. take out and baste with the butter in bottom of dish and then return to oven and bake another 20 minutes.

ROASTED SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Divide the squash/pumpkin (cut-side up), garlic and onions between 2 sheet pans. (Keep the onions and garlic together.) Drizzle over the olive oil and rub to fully coat everything in the oil. Season with the sage, rosemary, thyme and some salt and pepper. Flip the squash so they are cut-side down and roast until fork-tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow the squash to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• While the squash cool, heat the stock and heavy cream in a large pot over medium heat. Add the roasted onions and garlic and bring to a simmer.
• Scrape out the flesh of the squash and add to the pot. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup to your desired consistency. Grate over the nutmeg to taste and adjust other seasonings, as needed.
• To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle over the granola.

SWEET ROASTED ROSEMARY ACORN SQUASH WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut the acorn squash in half from top to bottom using a sharp knife. Use a spoon to scrape out the stuff inside. Cut each half into 4 equal wedges, and then place the wedges, skin-side down, in a baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, rosemary and chili powder in a bowl and mix into a paste. Smear the paste all over the squash.
• Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. Then baste with the butter mixture from the bottom of the pan and return to the oven for another 20 minutes.
• Serve in the baking dish, drizzling more sauce at the end. Yummy!