Savory Butternut Squash And Parmesan Bread Pudding Recipes

SAVORY ROSEMARY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron pan, and cook onion and rosemary in oil until onion is soft.
• Toss bread cubes with olive oil and onions. Exact measurement of bread is not necessary. Place in a well oiled, deep sided, 9 inch square pan. Toss with 1/2 cheese, and sprinkle remaining cheese over the top.
• Beat together milk, cream, and eggs. Pour over bread in pan. It is fine that the bread sticks out of the custard.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until browned and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean (except for melted cheese).

SAVORY BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PARMESAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange squash in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, milk, 1/2 cup cheese, pepper, nutmeg, eggs and egg whites in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in squash and onion mixture. Add bread, and stir gently to combine. Let stand 10 minutes. Spoon into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until pudding is set and lightly browned.

SAVORY BUTTERNUT SQUASH & WILD MUSHROOM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add hot water to dried mushrooms and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Toss the butternut squash with half of the olive oil and salt, then add to a baking sheet and put into the oven for 30 minutes.
• In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium high heat and add the leeks, a pinch of salt and let them cook down until semi-translucent, for about 5 minutes.
• Toss the fresh mushrooms with the rest of the olive oil, half of the remaining salt and half of the pepper, and the thyme.
• Add garlic to the leeks and stir.
• When the dried mushrooms have rehydrated, drain the liquid and chop them before adding them into mushroom mixture.
• Add remaining butter to the leeks, and then the mushrooms, combine everything in the pan and let the mushrooms cook down, stirring frequently until brown, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the cream, half and half, Dijon mustard, parsley, remaining salt and pepper.
• Pull the squash from the oven and reduce the temperature to 375 degrees.
• Let the mushrooms and squash cool while you add the custard mixture to the bread and toss.
• Gently stir in the mushrooms and squash when they're cool enough so that they will not cook the custard and let sit for 30 minutes. *If you're making this ahead, you can put this into the refrigerator overnight and bring to room temperature before finishing.
• Mix the two cheeses together
• Grease the casserole or baking dish you're going to use and layer the bread pudding mixture with the cheese inside of the pan, making sure that you have enough cheese to cover the top of it.
• Cook for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Garnish with parsley and serve!

SAVORY PARMESAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Arrange squash in a single layer on a pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350°. Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, milk, 1/2 cup cheese, pepper, nutmeg, eggs, and egg whites in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in squash and onion mixture. Add bread, and stir gently to combine. Let stand at least 10 minutes. Spoon into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until pudding is set and lightly browned.

SAVORY BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Set out a large rimmed baking sheet, a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, and a large skillet. Grease the baking dish and set aside.
• Place the chopped butternut squash onto the rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Then salt and pepper liberally. (This is the only time salt is added to the recipe due to the use of bacon, saltine crackers, and Parmesan cheese, so be generous.)
• Spread the cubed butternut squash out into a single layer. Roast in the oven for 30+ minutes until the squash is soft and toasted around the edges.
• Meanwhile, place the skillet over medium heat. Brown the chopped bacon in the skillet. Once crispy, add in the onions and garlic. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes to soften the onions. Then stir in the chopped pecans, sage, and thyme. Sauté another 1 to 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
• Crush the sleeve of saltine crackers with your hands. In a small mixing bowl whisk the half-and-half and eggs together.
• Once the butternut squash comes out of the oven, move it to the greased baking dish. Add in the bacon and onion mixture, and the crushed crackers. Toss well to mix, then spread out and an even layer.
• Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over the top.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the top is crispy. Serve warm.