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Related: About this forumCan butternut squash substitute for pumpkin or sweet potato?
I misread instructions and got 8 lbs instead of 8 cups (about 4 lbs) so I steamed it and put it in the freezer. I've seen nice recipes for pumpkin, and also a chickpea/sweet potato patty recipe. Do you think the squash would work for this?
eShirl
(18,466 posts)in fact, consensus is it makes a better pie
alfie
(522 posts)I grow Trombeta squash which taste very much like butternut squash. I made many pies from it last year using a pumpkin pie recipe. Everyone agreed they could taste no difference. My first one for this year is headed for a pie later today. Earlier I ate the young ones as summer squash, now they are maturing into winter squash. A two-fer.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)dozens of varieties of squashes and I fill the freezer with them. Higher fiber, great taste, and lower carbs make them great substitutes.
Pies, soups, side dishes... anything you can do with potatoes or yams you can do with squashes.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Butternut Squash Red Lentil--
1 butternut squash, peeled, de seeded, cut thinly
14-16oz of red lentils
2 onions, 1 inch of fresh ginger, 4 garlic cloves, whirred together in a food processor 'til fine.
2 cans light coconut milk
Patak's curry paste. Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric. Amounts are up to you.
2 14oz cans of fire roasted tomatoes (rotel or trader joe's)
4-6 cups of broth--chicken, or make vegan with vegetable
Cayenne to taste.
Microwave the onion mix with the spices for 5 minutes, stirring halfway through. Put that and all the rest of the ingredients in a crockpot ---start with 4 cups broth. If you have room, put the rest.
Set on High for at least 4 hrs, low for six. This is done when the squash and lentils are soft. Puree with a blender wand or in a blender--it is a lovely shade of orange. I only added black pepper, no salt, because I think the canned stuff and the curry paste have enough salt, but you should add to taste. Serve with croutons dusted with curry powder.
Sweet and Spicy, and delish.
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eridani
(51,907 posts)Probably add some slices of fried pork sausage to placate carnivore DH.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Thanks so much. We may disagree on some things, but on food, you are 100%. Butternut Squash soup is heaven.
Great recipe.
The canned pumpkin is actually a blend of pie pumpkin varieties, along with winter squashes, including butternut squash. All the winter squashes and pumpkin varieties are all VERY closely related, and are pretty much interchangeable.
Galileo126
(2,016 posts)I use squash and (sweet, also called sugar) pumpkin interchangeably.
Usually, I use the sweet pumpkin as a baking vessel, so that one can eat the "pan" the recipe was cooked in.
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