Baked Squash Recipes Easy

BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a baking sheet and a baking dish.
• Halve the squash lengthwise and clean.
• Transfer the squash, cut side down, to the baking sheet, and bake the squash until it is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Don't turn off the oven.
• While the squash cooks, melt the butter, and stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Keep the mixture warm until it is needed.
• Arrange the squash, cut sides up, in the baking dish.
• Spoon the butter and seasonings equally over the sections.
• Bake the squash another 15 minutes, until it is very soft.
• Serve the squash hot.

SOUTHERN BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place the squash in a large saucepan, cover with water, and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain the squash well, place in a large mixing bowl, and mash until slightly chunky. Stir in 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/4 cup of butter, sugar, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined, and spread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Drizzle the top of the casserole with 1/4 cup melted butter, and sprinkle 1/4 cup bread crumbs over the butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is cooked through and the top is golden brown, about 1 hour.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour water into dish around squash halves.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove. Top squash halves with butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place squash in a shallow baking pan, cut side down.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until tender.
• Turn cut side up; season with salt and pepper, dot with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake for 20 minutes more.

EASY ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut squash in half and remove all seeds and strings. (Scrape the inside of the squash with the edge of a spoon).
• Place squash halves upside down in a shallow pan. Pour water in pan to a depth of 1/4 inch (may use more or less water depending upon size of pan used).
• Bake for 35 minutes. If any water remains, drain it off.
• Turn squash over. Sprinkle cut side of squash lightly with salt if desired. Mix together the marmalade and melted butter and spoon over cut side of squash pieces.
• Place under broiler for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.

SIMPLE ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Toss butternut squash with olive oil and garlic in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Arrange coated squash on a baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until squash is tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix seasoning ingredients. Halve squash lengthwise; remove and discard seeds. Place squash in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with seasonings. , Place 2 teaspoons brown sugar in the cavity of each half. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar over cut surfaces., Bake, covered, 40 minutes. Uncover; bake until squash is tender, about 20 minutes.

EASY CREAMY SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 1-quart baking dish.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir squash and onion in hot butter until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and cool vegetables.
• Whisk sour cream and egg together in a large bowl. Add squash mixture, Cheddar cheese, and 1/2 of the crushed buttery round crackers; stir to combine and pour into prepared baking dish.
• Stir remaining buttery round crackers and melted butter together in a bowl; spread over the top of squash mixture and gently pat down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crackers are lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

BAKED ZUCCHINI PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Slice zucchini slices (about 1/2″ thick)
• Place zucchini in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil
• Shake to coat zucchini with olive oil
• Add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
• Shake to coat.
• Place in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat.
• Sprinkle with an additional 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, finish on a low broil for another couple of minutes.

EASY BAKED SUMMER YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Chop the squash into about 1-1/2-inch cubes.
• Bake, steam or boil until tender; drain the squash very well if boiling then place into a bowl and mash.
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
• To the mashed squash add in 1/4 cup melted butter, onions, eggs, sugar, seasoned salt and black pepper to taste; mix to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl mix together the bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup melted butter until blended; sprinkle over the squash.
• Bake for about 45 minutes.
• Delicious!

BAKED STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH BOATS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut yellow squash in half lengthwise.
• With a spoon, scrape flesh and seeds of squash into a large bowl, making boats.
• In a pan sauté onion and garlic over medium heat with a dash of olive oil.
• Add the squash that was removed from the boats and season with kosher salt and pepper.
• Cook until almost soft (around 7 minutes).
• When squash is almost soft, remove from heat and mix in bowl with 1 egg, breadcrumbs, herbs and parmesan cheese.
• Scoop stuffing mixture into boats and fill evenly.
• Sprinkle the top of the stuffed boats with extra parmesan cheese.
• Cook in pre-heated oven (400 degrees) until boats are crisp tender and golden brown on top (around 10 minutes).