butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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The dish: The seasonal vegetable pie features a thick, flaky crust wrapped around butternut squash, white sweet potato, carrots, celery and caramelized onions soaked in an herbed white wine sauce.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Sweet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes are a good substitute for the butternut squash.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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A regular lasagna might feel lackluster for a Valentine's Day dinner, but this butternut squash version takes the baked pasta to new heights.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2025
Food options include oysters with baked rajas and a cornbread crostini, butternut squash soup, lobster torreja (Mexican French toast) with asparagus and cauliflower, duck breast, red velvet cake and chocolate raspberry mousse.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Sweet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes are a good substitute for the butternut squash.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 15 of 25 Butternut Squash Lasagna
A regular lasagna might feel lackluster for a Valentine's Day dinner, but this butternut squash version takes the baked pasta to new heights.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2025
Food options include oysters with baked rajas and a cornbread crostini, butternut squash soup, lobster torreja (Mexican French toast) with asparagus and cauliflower, duck breast, red velvet cake and chocolate raspberry mousse.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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