Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
Honey Roasted Butternut Squash is a delicious and easy side dish for diced squash and crunchy pecans roasted to perfection with cinnamon and honey. This wonderful recipe for roasting butternut squash is perfect as a side or add-in for weeknight meals and holiday dishes!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 (2.5 to 3 pounds) butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (My favorite is Star Fine Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil!)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt , or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Lightly coat a baking sheet or baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cubed squash, pecans, olive oil, honey, cinnamon and salt; toss well to combine.
- Transfer the butternut squash mixture to previously prepared baking sheet and arrange in one layer.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tender, giving it a light stir halfway through cooking.
- Remove from oven.
- Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 873mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 24119IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 2mg
