Name: Butternut squash bake recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash, unpeeled, quartered and deseeded; 1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges; 100g (3½oz) risotto rice; 30g (1oz) Parmesan cheese (or vegetarian alternative); 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks

By GoodtoKnow

published 29 March 2010

in Recipes

A tasty, healthy and hearty meal of butternut squash and risotto rice for the whole family. It is quite easy to make and not time consuming.

Ingredients

1 medium butternut squash, unpeeled, quartered and deseeded
1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges
100g (3½oz) risotto rice
30g (1oz) Parmesan cheese (or vegetarian alternative)
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks

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Method

Set oven to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C. Put squash and onion wedges in a roasting tin, brush with olive oil and roast for 35-40 minutes until squash is almost tender.
Meanwhile, put the rice in an ovenproof dish and pour over 450ml (15fl oz) hot water. Cover and cook in the oven for 20 minutes until the rice is almost tender. Drain off the water.
Stir half the grated Parmesan into the rice, then spoon the mixture into the squash hollows, sprinkle the rest of the cheese all over the squash, along with plenty of seasoning. Add pepper chunks and put the roasting tin back in the oven for about 15 minutes.

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