Butternut Turkey Casserole Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND TURKEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cut the butternut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out all of the seeds. Place it in a baking dish, cut side down. Fill the dish with about 1/2" of hot water. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• Drain the water from the dish and turn the squash cut side up. Return to the oven and continue to bake until soft, 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Scoop the flesh out of the squash and place in a bowl. Mash, and then set aside.
• Melt the butter in a sauté pan. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the croutons, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the turkey, chicken broth, and reserved squash and cook until heated through.
• Grease a 1 1/2 to 2 quart baking dish. Transfer the squash mixture to the dish and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the top with the cheese, then return to the oven to bake until the edges are bubbling and the cheese is melted, 5 to 10 more minutes.

BUTTERNUT TURKEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If you are starting with a fresh uncooked butternut squash, preheat oven to 425 degrees F and cut the squash in half the long way and remove seeds. Place cut side up on a foil lined pan and place a pat of butter into each cavity. Cover with parchment and foil and bake until fork tender, about 45-60 minutes.
• Cool, remove the flesh and mash. The squash can be made in advance or use leftovers from your Thanksgiving dinner.
• Cut the bread into one-inch cubes and bake for 5-10 minutes at 325 degrees F to dry out and toast, flipping half way through. Place in a large bowl once they are toasted. This step can be done in advance.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the broth and pour over the bread and let sit.
• In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium heat and add onions, celery, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper and saute until the vegetables are tender, about five minutes.
• Add the cut up cooked turkey and heat and toss then add into the soaking bread cubes and toss.
• Stir in the beaten eggs and combine.
• Heat the butternut in the microwave to hot and mix into the mixture.
• Butter a 9x13x3-inch casserole dish and pour in the mixture.
• Spray a piece of parchment paper and place (spray-side down) over the casserole dish then top with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle the top with both cheeses and broil for 3-5 minutes until browned and bubbly.
• Serve immediately.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Put butternut squash in the microwave and cook on high, until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Cut in half, scoop out seeds and cube. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add squash and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
• In a 9x13 inch casserole dish combine 3 cups mashed butternut squash, white sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, flour, eggs and 1/4 cup melted margarine.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until set.
• In a medium bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers, 1/2 cup melted margarine and brown sugar. Crumble over top of cooked casserole and return to oven to brown.

BUTTERNUT TURKEY BAKE

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place cut side down in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; add 1/2 in. of hot water. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes. , Drain water from pan; turn squash cut side up. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until tender. Scoop out flesh; mash and set aside. , In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the croutons, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until croutons are toasted. Stir in the squash, turkey and broth; heat through. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until edges are bubbly and cheese is melted.

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.

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.

BUTTERNUT APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add squash; cook, covered, 5 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Drain., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Add apples and cooked squash; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a small bowl, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon; stir in syrup. Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, 50-60 minutes or until squash is tender, sprinkling with pecans during the last 10 minutes.