Best Butternut Squash Goat Cheese Bites Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, QUINOA AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTER BITES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, mix squash, eggs, flour, quinoa, goat cheese, basil, salt, and pepper. Form mixture into balls, about 2 tablespoons each. Set on a plate as each is formed. Heat a deep skillet over medium high heat, only adding oil once skillet is very hot. Working in batches in order to avoid overcrowding the skillet, fry the fritter bites until crispy, turning often to cook all sides. Remove finished fritter bites to a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH HERB OIL AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place squash on a rimmed baking sheet and roast, turning once, until tender, 35-45 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whisk garlic, oil, parsley, marjoram, and 1/2 tsp. vinegar in a small bowl to combine; season herb oil with salt and pepper.
• Halve squash lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Using a large metal spoon, scoop out large pieces of flesh and place in a large bowl; discard skin. Add remaining 1 tsp. vinegar and gently toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer squash to a platter and drizzle with herb oil. Crumble goat cheese over.
• Do Ahead
• Herb oil can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND GOAT CHEESE POLENTA

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, bring water to a rolling boil. Slowly add in polenta. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. The polenta will thicken up.
• In a separate pan, add olive oil, onions, bacon, and bell pepper. Saute until bacon is cooked.
• Drain the bacon fat from the mixture. Add into polenta pan. Mix in butternut squash puree. Once combined, stir in goat cheese, salt, and pepper. Adjust spices to desired flavor. Add in some red chile flakes for a little kick!

GOAT AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW

Steps:

• Mix cumin, coriander, ginger, sweet paprika, smoked sweet paprika, smoked hot paprika, and chile powder together in a bowl.
• Rub goat shank with about 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat coconut oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until melted and shimmering. Cook goat shank in hot oil until browned as completely as you can get it, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove shank to a bowl, reserving oil in the skillet.
• Reduce heat under the skillet to low. Cook and stir onion in the retained oil until soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Add butternut squash and garlic; cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle the cumin mixture over the squash mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Stir tomatoes, water, cinnamon stick, and saffron into the squash mixture; return goat shank to the Dutch oven, bring the liquid to a simmer, and cook until the goat meat is tender and falling from the bone, 90 minutes to 2 hours.
• Remove shank from Dutch oven to a cutting board. Strip meat from the bone and cut into bite-size pieces. Discard bone. Stir meat into the squash mixture, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the meat is reheated, about 5 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH-GOAT CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees . In a small pot, whisk together butternut squash and heavy cream over medium-low heat. When hot, whisk in goat cheese until melted. Remove from heat and stir in yolk, 1/2 tsp of the salt and the pepper. Cool slightly. 2. Place pastry shells on a baking sheet. Transfer squash mixture into a resealable plastic bag; snip corner. Pipe into pastry shells. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, until set. 3. In a small skillet, heat canola oil until shimmering. Fry sage leaves (in 2 batches) for 30 seconds, until crisp. Remove to a paper towel and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp salt. Garnish bites with fried sage leaves.