Favorite Way to Season A Vegan Butternut Squash Side Dish

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Be sure to leave a little extra room on your plate for these roasted butternut squash cubes. It’s a delicious vegan butternut squash dish that only has 3 ingredients.

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Best recipe for butternut squash

Go ahead and meet my favorite way of serving butternut squash. Cut into cubes, seasoned and roasted to perfection.

This vegan roasted butternut squash can be served on its own as delicious side dish. Throw some onto your salad or grain bowl to include more vegetables on your plate.

Once in the oven, this side dish is ready in less than an hour. Best part is, this recipe requires only 3 ingredients that can be found in the pantry.

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How to peel & cut butternut Squash

For this dish, the squash is peeled and cut into bite sized pieces. Here’s how to easily do this.

Peel the squash

Hold the squash in one hand or rest it on a cutting board and support it with one hand. Use a Y-shaped peeler to carefully remove the skin.

Remove the seeds

Use a sharp knife to cut off the stem. Slice the squash in half to separate the tall neck portion from the round base. Cut the base in half and remove the seeds.

Cut into cubes

Cut the squash into smaller pieces to create 1″ sized pieces.

How to cut a butternut squash easily

Pre-bake

Not up for the “arm workout” of cutting the squash raw. Cook it in the oven for ~15 minutes to soften. Then carefully (because it’s hot) check to see if it’s easier now. Otherwise, continue cooking until you’re able to cut it.

Microwave it

On that same note, you can the microwave to pre-cook the squash too. Poke a few holes in the skin with a fork. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. The skin should soften enough to make it much easier to cut.

Purchase it that way!

Many grocery stores sell already prepared pieces of butternut squash. Save yourself some time peeling and the struggle of chopping it. Look for pre-cut pieces in the refrigerated section of the supermarket. Remember to use it soon, as this option has a shorter shelf life.

Check the freezer

Pieces of butternut squash are also available in the freezer section of the supermarket. While this can be a convenient option, if necessary, frozen pieces of squash do not crisp the same way the fresh do in this recipe. Would recommend trying a different alternative for this dish. 

Other ways to prepare butternut squash

Want to avoid this whole process of cubing the squash? You can do that too. There are other ways you can prepare it for the oven.

Leave whole

Peel off the skin and remove the tough stem. Place the whole squash on a sheet pan. Drizzle on oil & seasonings to coat the outer flesh. Roast the squash in the oven until fully cook.

Keep in mind that once cooked, you’ll have the seeds inside too. Simply scoop them out with a spoon to remove.

Hasselback butternut squash

Just like a potato or piece of chicken. Butternut squash can be hasselbacked too. This technique creates thin, even slices that are cut about 75% of the way through.