It’s so good I even served it at Thanksgiving last year. Place in a preheated 400º for thirty minutes or until the squash is fork tender and the cheese is golden brown. Next, lay the squash out on a rimmed sheet pan. Then in a large bowl combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. For this Oven Roasted Parmesan Acorn Squash you will need acorn squash, olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.Ĭut the squash in half (see my tips above) and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Now that you know what you’re looking for in the perfect acorn squash and the best way to cut into slices it time to get cooking. Then, for this recipe, place the squash flesh side down on a cutting board and slice it into half inch pieces. Once you have sliced the squash in half use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and pulp and discard.Once you have worked the knife all the way around you might need to use your hands to pull the two halves apart. Once you’ve made the first cut use that to work the knife around and through the squash to cut it in half lengthwise. 2 small acorn squash olive oil 3 tablespoons butter, divided 2 cups spinach leaves, loosely packed (not baby spinach 1 clove garlic 2 tablespoons heavy. It will take some strength to cut into the squash. Next, place the blade of the knife along the line between two ridges of the squash.Begin, by cutting the end and stem off the squash.Avoid buying a squash that is rough to the touch or that has soft spots.Ĭutting an acorn squash can be a little tricky if you’ve never done it before so I’m sharing my tips for doing it easily below. The outside of the squash should be smooth and firm.The ideal squash will have a firm flesh on the inside. A squash with a lot of orange will have a stringy flesh. As acorn squash matures it turns orange in color. Look for a squash with a good balance of green and orange on the shell.When you pick up the squash is should feel heavy for it’s size.Checkout my tips below for finding the perfect squash at the grocery store: Tips for choosing an acorn Squash:
The first step is picking out the right squash. I mean you’re probably looked at them in the store and thought what do I do this little hard thing? How do you even cook it? But don’t worry I’m going to show you what to do and you’ll be surprised how easy it is. If you’ve never cooked an acorn squash before if can be a little intimidating. What it doesn’t say is that a lot of those were for side dishes. That little blurb under my picture on the right says I’ve tried recipes for everything from ambrosia to zucchini. I’m not kidding have a total of 25 side dish recipes on the blog. I love a good side dish, like this Oven Roasted Acorn Squash.
Oven Roasted Parmesan Acorn Squash is an easy five ingredient side dish that is seasoned with garlic and roasted to a golden brown with savory parmesan cheese.
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