Butternut Squash And Barley Casserole With Turkey Recipes

KRISTIN'S TURKEY BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir ground turkey until crumbly and browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add butternut squash and onion to ground turkey; cook and stir until squash is slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess grease from skillet.
• Whisk milk, mozzarella cheese, butter, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; stir into turkey mixture. Transfer squash-turkey mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle crackers over squash-turkey mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except turkey, in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until squash and barley are tender, 5-7 hours., Stir in turkey; cook, covered until heated through, about 15 minutes., Freeze Option: Transfer to three 1-qt. freezer containers; cool. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. To use frozen soup, thaw in the refrigerator. Place in a saucepan and heat through.

BARLEY, TURKEY AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a 4-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large pot of rapidly boiling water, boil squash halves 5 minutes or until not quite tender.
• Drain.
• When cool enough to handle, scoop flesh from each half and dice.
• Set aside.
• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add green pepper, onion and diced squash.
• Sauté 3 minutes.
• Add sage and pepper and stir to coat.
• Add broth and bring to a boil.
• Add barley and return to boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 10 minutes, until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Mix in diced turkey.
• Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish and top with feta cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until cheese is golden.