Name: Butter, Garlic and Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 1 large acorn squash, seeded, sliced to .5 inch rounds and cut in half; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp minced rosemary; 2 tbsp parmesan, plus more for serving; salt, pepper, to taste; 1/2 c ricotta, whipped with salt, optional; 1/2 c panko; 3 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp minced rosemary; 1 clove garlic, minced; salt, pepper to taste

Welcome to Friendsgiving week! I love using Friendsgiving as an excuse to create some fun, non traditional dishes. I hope you love the recipes this week and it inspires you to try something new, whether a small Thanksgiving gathering or a socially-distanced-outdoor-mask-wearing-be-smart-Friendsgiving.

Butter, Garlic and Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash

If you haven’t made acorn squash yet, this recipe is your reason to try it! I always see stuffed acorn quash for a Thanksgiving side, but I cut these into slices and roasted them up in butter, garlic and parmesan. Can I even tell you how amazing the house smelled?!

I’ve actually never had acorn squash before, and I’m in love. Definitely a new favorite! And – Harper loves it too! I roasted hers in just a touch of olive oil, she’s very into it.

This is such a great, easy side dish for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving! You just melt some butter with salt, garlic and parmesan, toss the squash in the mixture and roast it for about 30 minutes, or until they get browned to your liking.

I served the sliced roasted acorn squash over some whipped ricotta, and sprinkled some browned butter rosemary garlic panko crumbs on top. And of course, a few seasonally-appropriate cranberries.

What are your favorite side dishes for the holidays?

Butter, Garlic and Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash

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