Looking for a side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas? Love fall vegetables and want a new way to cook butternut squash? This apple butternut squash casserole recipe is so delicious you won’t even know it is also good for you.
Apple Butternut Squash Casserole
If you are looking for a recipe that screams fall, you want to try this one. It is also a great addition to any Thanksgiving menu. Low in fat and calories, this recipe is a healthy choice that you are going to love.
How to This Cook Butternut Squash Recipe
I love fall vegetables. I love squash, just about any kind. I often make spaghetti squash, roasted to perfection, as a side dish when I am trying to avoid eating a lot of carbs. Butternut squash is another favorite. There are a lot of ways to cook butternut squash. I love to roast butternut squash when I am making roasted vegetables. Butternut squash can also be boiled and mashed. Butternut squash can also be sauteed or steamed. If you own a spiralizer, you can even make butternut noodles, which taste fantastic with just about any sauce, although my favorite is with alfredo. Butternut squash is great as a side dish, like this casserole or as Easy Butternut Squash Noodles, or even as a soup, like a Butternut Squash Soup.
Is This Butternut Squash Casserole Recipe Healthy?
Casseroles are always a great way to get kids to eat a new vegetable. The vegetable doesn’t seem like the star. With a butternut squash casserole recipe, the dish tends to be sweet so kids tend to enjoy it all on its own. When the butternut squash casserole recipe also has apple in it, this dish can be very appealing to everyone including those fussy eaters. With very little oil and full of vegetables and fruit, this butternut squash is a delicious healthy side dish.
How Many Weight Watchers Points in this Apple Butternut Squash Casserole
This Weight Watchers Butternut Squash Casserole is a delicious healthy side dish. If you make this casserole using honey it comes in at 3 points on all plans.
If you make this with sugar free maple syrup instead, it comes in at 2 points on all plans.
What to Serve with this Side Dish
- Grilled Pork Chops
- Marinated Baked Chicken Thighs
- Pork Tenderloin with Applesauce
- Raspberry Chicken Mixed Green Salad
- Rosemary Garlic Beef Tenderloin
Ingredients in Butternut Squash Casserole
Get the full list of ingredients, with measurements, and step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the printable recipe card.
- Olive Oil
- Butternut squash
- Apples
- Red onion
- Fresh sage
- Fresh thyme leaves
- Salt and black pepper
- Center Cut Bacon
Topping Ingredients:
- Pecans
- Honey
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground cloves
How to Make this Butternut Squash Casserole
Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 9×13” and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Combine the butternut squash, apples, red onion, oil, sage, and thyme in a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and toss to combine.
Transfer the butternut squash mixture onto the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer. Place in the pre-heated oven to roast just until the butternut squash is fork-tender, around 25-30 minutes.
While the butternut squash mixture is roasting, heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally until the bacon is cooked through and crispy, approximately 8-10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a small mixing bowl lined with paper towels to absorb excess grease. Blot off remaining grease on top and set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes.
Once cooled, discard the paper towels and add the chopped pecans, honey, cinnamon, and ground cloves. Season with salt and black pepper, as desired, and toss to combine.
Remove squash from oven and top with the bacon-pecan mixture. Return to the oven until the topping is nicely browned, approximately 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Apple Butternut Squash Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 c. butternut squash cubed
- 2 medium firm apples cubed
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 1½ t. fresh sage chopped
- 1½ t. fresh thyme leaves
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 6 slices center cut bacon chopped into ½-inch pieces
Topping Ingredients:
- 1/4 c. pecans roughly chopped
- 1 T. honey or sugar free maple syrup
- ½ t. ground cinnamon
- ¼ t. ground cloves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 9×13” and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Combine the butternut squash, apples, red onion, oil, sage, and thyme in a large mixing bowl. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and toss to combine.
- Transfer the butternut squash mixture onto the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer. Place in the preheated oven to roast just until the butternut squash is fork-tender, around 25-30 minutes.
- While the butternut squash mixture is roasting, heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally until the bacon is cooked through and crispy, approximately 8-10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a small mixing bowl lined with paper towels to absorb excess grease. Blot off remaining grease on top and set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Once cooled, discard the paper towels and add the chopped pecans, honey, cinnamon, and ground cloves. Season with salt and black pepper, as desired, and toss to combine.
- Remove squash from oven and top with the bacon-pecan mixture. Return to the oven until the topping is nicely browned, approximately 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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