Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin
Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin

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Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Butternut squash is a tan-colored, elongated vegetable with a bulbous end and mildly sweet flavor. When selecting butternut squash, look for those that have hard, tough rinds and are heavy for their size. Whipped butternut squash with butter and brown sugar is a delightful addition to the Thanksgiving or holiday table. Scoop flesh into a large bowl; add remaining butter, brown sugar, and apple pie spice.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have whipped butternut squash gratin using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin:
  1. Make ready 1 medium butternut squash
  2. Take 1/2 cup sour cream
  3. Take 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  4. Get 1 cup shredded mixed cheeses I used italian blend
  5. Get 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  6. Get 1/2 tsp black pepper
  7. Get 1 tsp lemon juice
  8. Take 2 tbsp butter
  9. Prepare 1 tsp hot sauce such as franks hot sauce
  10. Prepare 2 tbsp chopped chives
  11. Take 3 strips of bacon choppedinti large chopped pieces

Butternut squash gratin is everything you'd want in a cozy casserole dish. Cheesy, creamy, flavoured with thyme and garlic and extremely delicious! This creamy butternut squash casserole ticks all the boxes. The inspiration came to me via my favourite potatoes au gratin recipe or potatoes dauphinoise.

Instructions to make Whipped Butternut Squash Gratin:
  1. Preheat oven to 425. With a sharp knife stab a hole in squash to vent, roast on foil lined baking sheet about 45 to 60 minutes until soft.
  2. When cool enough to handle, peel, cut in half, remove seeds and place flesh in food processor.
  3. Add to squash half of the italian and parmesan cheese, the sour cream, butter, lemon, pepper, garlic powder and red hot, add salt if needed to taste. Puree in processor and put mixture in a well greased baking dish big enough to hold it all. Top with remaining cheese and chives and bacon.
  4. At this point you can refrigerate up to 2 days.This is a really good do ahead dish for the holidays, we have it every year.
  5. When you want to bake it, preheat the oven to 425.Have squash at room temperature and bake 25 to 40 minutes just until hot and puffed.

This creamy butternut squash casserole ticks all the boxes. The inspiration came to me via my favourite potatoes au gratin recipe or potatoes dauphinoise. More gratin recipes I love are classic scallop potato au gratin, spinach gratin, brussels sprouts gratin and Winter veggie gratin. Gratin's are usually loaded with butter and cream, this lightened version is healthier and flavorful, you won't miss all the cream! This classic gratin dish was developed by Akhtar Nawab and does wonders without overloading on cream or cheese.

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