Easy Sweet-and-sour Squash Rings

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"We just love acorn squash at our house, and I make it quite often...I am always looking for new recipes to make squash, and here is a very fast and simple to make recipe, that's really delicious...just slice, coat and bake."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 acorn squash (about 3 pds)
• 2 -3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Trim 1-2-inches off each end of squash.
3. Slice each squash into 4 rings.
4. Remove all seeds.
5. Coat jellyroll pan with cooking spray.
6. Arrange rings in a single layer on the pan.
7. Combine the honey, brown sugar, thyme, salt and pepper.
8. Brush half of mixture onto rings.
9. Bake, until beginning to soften (about 15 minutes).
10. Brush with remaining honey mixture until tender, about another 10-15 minutes.
11. Serve.

Reviews

[justcallmetoni]

Heeding the previous reviewers comment, I cut the brown sugar a bit. The results were really good and I liked having the herbiness of the thyme to balance out the sweetness of the brown sugar and honey. To make the mix a little easier topaint on the squash,I kept it in a small glass bowl at the back of the stove. If you have a microwave, use it to give the mix a quick zap. I paired this with <a href="/176440">Sour Cream/Dijon Marinated Chicken Kabobs</a> which worked especially well as the spicy-shapness of the chicken gave a nice contrast to the sweetness of the squash. Thanks Kittencal.

 

[CountryLady]

This was good but a little too sweet for my tastes for dinner! I scaled the recipe in half & used butternut squash - cut into fingers. It would be easier for brushing if the honey was melted. Thanx Kitten!