31 Delicious New Ways To Cook Butternut Squash

This stew has thrice the sass of your average, snoozy squash soup. Get the recipe.

Butternut puree makes an excellent stowaway ingredient in lots of yummy baked things. Get the recipe.

Most foods are happiest when squished between pasta and cheese. Squash is not an exception to this rule. Get the recipe.

There's gold in them thar squash seeds! Instead of throwing them out, rinse the gunk off, toss with a little oil and salt, and toast them in the oven for about 15 minutes at 300 degrees. Then snack or sprinkle away. Get the recipe.

You're not going to fool anyone into thinking these are Lay's, but you're still going to eat all of them because they're delicious. Get the recipe.

Swankiest nachos on the block. Get the recipe.

Good morning! Get the recipe.

Squash and kale are BFF's regardless of the surrounding medium, but creamy risotto is a particularly great one. Get the recipe.

Tortillas and cheese bring out the best in butternut. Get the recipe.

Looks exotic, but it's not hard to make. Get the recipe.

This recipe is written for delicata squash, but whatever. They'll taste just as good and be even prettier color if you use the same amount of butternut puree. Get the recipe.

Pumpkin's fresher, more fun younger sister gets along great with dates and banana. Get the recipe.

Let's all get in the skillet,

Let's all get in the skillet,

Let's all get in the skilllllllllet -

And turn into a pie!

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It takes a very special squash to get TWO potatoes on your team at once. Get the recipe.

Did you know that butternut squash turns into a beautiful, creamy golden pasta sauce when you puree it with chicken broth and other good things? Now you know. Get the recipe.

An excellent choice for the steak-averse. Get the recipe.

A very nice way to pretend it's summer in February. Get the recipe.

Butternut squash may be the most frequently soupified gourd in history, but is that any reason not to get in the action yourself? Heck no! Get the recipe.

Butternut makes a healthy, pretty base for all kinds of nuts, fruit, and other good stuff. Get the recipe.

Squash helps smooth out straight tomato's acidic edges, and adds some creaminess and extra nutrition. Get the recipe.

Creamy + crunchy + greeny + cheesy = a real good time. Get the recipe.

Carrot who? Get the recipe.

Not your average sad spinach salad, no sir. Get the recipe.

A fun spin on the usual potato deal. Get the recipe.

This is a genius invention whereby you replace boring noodles with slabs of creamy-crunchy polenta, and can be applied in many other situations too. Get the recipe.

Simple, super-cozy winter dinner. Get the recipe.

This makes a great side dish for basically anything. Get the recipe.

Don't call it blasphemy until you try it. Get the recipe.

Beef is overrated. Get the recipe.

(Get it?) Get the recipe.

Pretty self-explanatory. Get the recipe.