Baked Butternut Squash
photo by LifeIsGood
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 lbs butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
- 2⁄3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained (about 2 cups)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried ginger
- 1⁄2 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
directions
- Set oven rack in the middle position; preheat oven to 425°.
- Line a 17x11x1 inch jelly roll pan with foil, shiny side up, and coat with vegetable spray.
- Place the squash in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
- Add pineapple, salt, pepper, and ginger.
- Bring to a boil, decrease heat to medium, and cook until mixture is syrupy, about 15 minutes.
- Pour pineapple mixture over squash and toss to coat.
- Spread squash on prepared pan.
- Bake 20 minutes, shaking pan after 10 minutes for even cooking, until squash is soft when pierced with a knife.
- Sprinkle with walnuts and serve immediately.
- Store leftover squash in covered container in the refrigerator.
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