Rachs Deviled Slashed Chicken Cheesy Twice Baked Butternut Squash Recipes

RACH'S DEVILED SLASHED CHICKEN & CHEESY TWICE-BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• For the chicken, preheat oven to 450˚F
• Combine mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire and garlic and slash meat 1 inch apart on thighs and legs and across breasts
• Season chicken with salt, pepper and granulated onion
• Rub the paste into and evenly over chicken and roast on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 25 minutes or so to 170˚F to 175˚F
• Top with chopped celery tops, parsley and scallions
• Serve with celery and carrot sticks
• For the squash, lower the oven to 425˚F
• Cut and seed squash and cut into 4 portions
• Spray with oil and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and sweet smoked paprika, then roast cut-side down to tender, 30 to 35 minutes
• Cool and scoop out flesh, keeping shell and thin layer of flesh intact
• Combine the flesh with sour cream, chives and cheese, reserving about ¼ of the cheese to top
• Mash and mix together to combine
• Preheat broiler
• Stuff the flesh back into squash shells and top with remaining cheese, then brown under broiler and top with chives

TWICE-BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Put the squash and potatoes on a baking sheet. Brush the squash with half of the oil and toss the sweet potatoes with the other half, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turn the squash and sweet potatoes flesh-side down on the baking sheet and poke the skin of the squash all over with a fork. Roast until the squash flesh is very soft and golden brown and the potatoes are cooked through when poked with a knife, 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Turn the oven to broil. Scoop out the flesh of the sweet potatoes and put it in a bowl (discard the skins). Scoop the flesh out of the squash, leaving a 1/2-inch border of flesh around the edges, and add it to the bowl along with the heavy cream, butter, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Mash with a potato masher until it is smooth, creamy and resembles mashed potatoes. Put the squash skins back on the baking sheet and divide the filling evenly between the cavities. Top with the goat cheese, then broil until the cheese is bubbly and just beginning to turn brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle the scallions and pepitas over tops before serving.