These 20 Squash Recipes Might Be the Best Veggie Dishes You’ll Ever Try
Squash doesn’t always get the attention it deserves, but these recipes are about to change that. From cozy comfort foods to creative side dishes and satisfying mains, squash proves it can be just as exciting as any other ingredient on the table. Packed with flavor, texture, and versatility, these dishes showcase just how delicious vegetables can be. Even dedicated veggie skeptics may find a new favorite among these recipes.
Homemade Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
This homemade version of Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is the perfect, cozy fall meal. It’s creamy, cheesy, savory, and absolutely delicious! Also a great way to sneak in some extra veggies for those kiddos and picky eaters, too.
Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Fall is full of a beautiful bounty of produce, but sometimes you want to do more than just roast them. This Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe is simple and easy and solves that exact problem.
PEAR AND CURRY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
This simple butternut squash soup gets an incredible burst of flavor from fresh pears and a bit of curry powder. Pears, squash, and curry might sound like an unusual combination – but trust us when we tell you these flavors blend together beautifully for an elegant (but easy!) curry squash soup that’s perfect for fall.
Vegetable Medley Recipe
This veggie-packed side dish is filled with corn, onions, butternut squash, and beans/peas. You can eat it as a side or even as breakfast!
Butternut Squash Risotto
Butternut Squash Risotto is a fall favorite around here. With slightly sweet and savory flavors and gorgeous orange color, this meatless entree or side dish is a perfect way to enjoy seasonal flavors on a nice Autumn night.
Honey Roasted Acorn Squash
This honey roasted acorn squash is a sweet and savory side dish that is fork-tender and perfect for any meal! It is simple to make and a great way to mix up your standard side dishes. Plus, this tasty winter squash recipe is also super healthy!
Crispy Parmesan Baked Squash
If you’ve ever enjoyed fried squash, you’ll know why I was on a mission to make something similar but without the frying. Crunchy exterior with a super soft and tasty inside. Perfection.
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
This easy Butternut Squash Soup recipe is made by roasting whole butternut squash with onions, garlic, and a fresh rosemary sprig! Blended with flavorful stock and enhanced with creamy goodness, it’s the perfect soup for cozying up this winter!
Southern Squash Casserole Recipe
Easy cheesy Southern Squash Casserole is an irresistible side dish, made with summer or yellow squash in a cast-iron skillet. It features a crispy Ritz cracker topping and is the ultimate family-friendly side for any occasion.
Butternut Squash Salad
This butternut squash salad is bursting with flavor! Roasted squash combines with crisp apples, chewy cranberries, and crunchy pecans for a delightful textural contrast. A citrusy orange vinaigrette adds a bright and refreshing finish. Perfect as a fall or winter side dish!
Butternut Squash Lasagna Soup
Butternut Squash Lasagna Soup – Learn how to easily peel and cut a butternut squash and make the perfect squash soup that is thick, hearty and cheesy!
Cranberry Pecan Roasted Vegetables
Cranberry Pecan Roasted Vegetables – Roasted butternut squash, brussel sprouts, and red onion make for an easy and gorgeous holiday side dish recipe! These oven roasted fall vegetables are amazingly flavorful with a simple maple cinnamon butter plus dried cranberries and pecans!
Butternut Squash Cake
This butternut squash cake recipe combines healthy squash with vanilla and warm spices that will fill your kitchen with an aroma that’s almost as satisfying as the flavor of the cake itself.
Vegetarian Breakfast Bowl with Hummus
This healthy, savory breakfast bowl is a great make ahead recipe perfect for busy weekday mornings. Made with quinoa, kale and roasted butternut squash all topped off with a boiled egg.
Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce
Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce, made with pasta dough from scratch and roasted garlic and butternut, tastes like heaven.
Thai Spaghetti Squash Bowl
A hearty protein and veggie packed meal, this Thai Spaghetti Squash Bowl is going to become a new favorite. Similar to stir fry with chicken and sautéed veggies, but with hearty spaghetti squash as the base and a spicy balsamic glaze, the flavors come together in the tastiest way.
Butternut Squash Herb Rice Pilaf
Butternut Squash Herb Rice Pilaf is a delectable and nutritious dish that features seasonal butternut squash sautéed with aromatic herbs and spices making a delicious fall dish. Its vibrant orange hue and subtly sweet, nutty flavor make it a delightful addition to both vegetarian and meat-based meals.
Butternut Squash Lasagna
This Butternut Squash Lasanga is a hearty lasanga recipe with creamy butternut squash sauce infused with sage and layered between pasta and cheese.
Squash and eggplant lasagna
This squash and eggplant lasagna combines the best of different vegetable lasagnas with both a tomato and cheese sauce filling. Comforting and delicious.
Creamy Brie Spaghetti Squash
Every once and while a friend will ask me to teach them to cook something particular. This time around it was baked spaghetti squash and I decided to try out a new recipe in the process. Creamy Brie Spaghetti Squash was born!
