Cheesy Butternut Squash Bake

Name: Cheesy Butternut Squash Bake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2-1/2 lb butternut squash; 1/4 c butter, room temperature; 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/4 c panko bread crumbs; 1/3 c parmesan cheese, grated; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp pepper; 1/4 c parsley, freshy chopped

By Vanessa "Nikita" Milare
@Kitkat777

I found this recipe on a recipe site a few yrs go & got up to cooking it.The first time it didnt look so good. Was to soft but good. As time went by I got better at making it. Now I make it a few times a yr. I love it.

Rating:

★★★★☆ 5 votes4

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Serves:

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

2-1/2 lb

butternut squash
1/4 c

butter, room temperature
2 large

garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 c

panko bread crumbs
1/3 c

parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 tsp

salt
1/8 tsp

pepper
1/4 c

parsley, freshy chopped
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How to Make Cheesy Butternut Squash Bake

Step-by-Step

First preheat the oven to 375F. Then spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then peel, halve lengthwise & seed the squash. Then cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Then arrange in the baking dish with the slices overlapping kind of.
Next in a 2 quart saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Lower the heat to low, add in the garlic & cook for about 2 to 3 mins. Stirring occasoinaly until garlic is soft & butter is infused with the garlic. Do not letthe butter trun brown.
Next in a small bowl mix the bread crumbs,cheese & 1 Tbsp. on the garlic butter mixture. Then brush the squash with the remaining garlic butter mixture. Sprinkle with salt, pepper & bread crumb mixture.
Then bake uncovered for abotu 30 to 40 mins or until squash is fork tender. Then increase the temperature to 425F. Then bake for about 5 to 10 mins or utnil lightly browned. Then sprinkle with the parsely just before serving.

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