Weight Watchers Butternut Squash Sage And Mushroom Casserole Recipes

WEIGHT WATCHER'S BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAGE AND MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Cut 1 squash in half lengthwise. Peel other squash and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Coat a nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray. Remove seeds from squash that was cut lengthwise and place cut side down on cookie sheet. Roast until very soft, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves. Swirl skillet to mix and cook until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Increase temperature to high and cook, stirring often, 6 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cubed butternut squash; let cool.
• Put evaporated milk, shallots, remaining 2 garlic cloves and sage in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from heat.
• Scrape flesh of roasted squash halves into a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher; add milk mixture and mash to mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Coat a 9 X 9-inch pan with cooking spray. Spoon half of mashed squash into bottom of pan and spread into an even layer. Top with 3 uncooked noodles (you will need to break them to make them fit) and spoon over 1 cup of mushroom-squash mixture. Top with 1/2 cup of mashed squash and repeat layers two more times ending with 1/2 cup of mashed squash.
• Cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before slicing into 6 pieces.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAGE AND MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Keep one of the squash whole and cut the other into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Coat a nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Place whole squash halves cut side down on cookie sheet, spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Roast until very soft, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 3 chopped garlic cloves.
• Swirl skillet to mix and cook until fragrant, about 10 seconds.
• Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste.
• Increase temperature to high and cook, stirring often, 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in cubed butternut squash; let cool.
• Put evaporated milk, shallots, remaining 2 garlic cloves and sage in a medium saucepan.
• Slowly bring to a boil, wisking constantly until slightly thickened.
• Cover and remove from heat.
• Scrape flesh of roasted squash halves into a large bowl.
• Mash with a potato masher, then add milk mixture and stir to combine.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Coat a 9 X 12-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Spoon half of mashed squash into bottom of pan and spread into an even layer.
• Top with 3 uncooked noodles and spoon over 1-1 1/2 cup of mushroom-squash mixture. Top with 1/2 cup of mashed squash and repeat layers two more times ending with 1/2 cup of mashed squash.
• Cover pan with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 10-15 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing into 6 pieces.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAGE AND MOZZARELLA GRATIN

Steps:

• Peel the squash,cut into pieces and steam or boil until tender; mash with 1/2 T butter, there should be about 1 1/2 cups squash.
• Spread squash evenly into a small oiled casserole; sprinkle with cheese.
• Saute the onions in the remaining 1 T of butter until translucent; add bread crumbs, salt, pepper and sage and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the cheese; bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes.

WEIGHT WATCHERS BARLEY WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; add barley. Cover saucepan and simmer barley until tender, about 30 to 35 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add squash and cook, stirring often, until it's starting to soften--about five minutes. Add the onion and red pepper and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
• Stir in apple, garlic, thyme, black pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring, until apple is almost tender, about 2 minutes; stir in broth, scraping bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in cooked barley; toss over low heat to mix and coat. Remove from heat and serve. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
• *To make this vegetarian, use vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.

PASTA WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SAGE (WEIGHT WATCHERS' FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 12" skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until spotty brown, 15 - 20 minutes.
• Stir in the green onions, sage, mushrooms, nutmeg, 1/8 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp pepper and cook until the green onions are softened, about 1 minute. Add the broth, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the squash is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Cook pasta according to directions. Reserve ½ cup of cooking water.
• Add the squash mixture, parmesan and lemon juice to the pasta and toss to combine, adjusting the sauce consistency with the reserved cooking water if needed. Season with the salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve.

EASY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE-EASILY ADAPTABLE TO WEIGHT WATCHERS CORE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, mayonnaise, cheese, soup and eggs. Mix well with a metal spoon.
• Place the mixture in the prepared baking dish.
• Top with the crushed crackers and pour the melted butter evenly over the crackers.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until set and golden.