Best Hungry Girls Ranch Tastic Butternut Squash Fries With Bacon Recipes

HUNGRY GIRL'S RANCH-TASTIC BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream with ranch mix and stir thoroughly. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Slice ends off squash, and then cut it in half widthwise. Peel squash carefully with a vegetable peeler or knife. Cut the round bottom piece in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
• Using a crinkle cutter or knife, carefully cut squash into spears/French-fry shapes. (For exact nutritionals, weigh spears and use 20 oz.) Pat firmly with paper towels to absorb excess moisture. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
• Lay spears on a layer of paper towels, and let stand for at least 5 minutes, to allow salt to draw out excess moisture. Pat with paper towels.
• Spray a broiler pan, a baking rack placed over a baking sheet, or a baking sheet with nonstick spray, and lay spears flat on it. (Use two pieces of bakeware, if needed.).
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Carefully flip fries, and bake for about 20 minutes longer, until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
• Meanwhile, bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Cook bacon until crispy, and set aside to cool. Then cut each slice in half widthwise, and cut each half into very thin strips lengthwise.
• Mix bacon strips with fries and drizzle or serve with ranch mixture. If you like, sprinkle with scallions, as well. Eat up!

BAKE-TASTIC BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Peel squash with a vegetable peeler. Slice the ends off the squash, and then cut it in half width-wise. Cut the round bottom piece in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
• Using a crinkle cutter or a knife, carefully cut squash into spears or French-fry shapes. Thoroughly blot moisture away with paper towels, and sprinkle evenly with salt.
• Spray a broiler pan, a baking rack placed over a baking sheet, or a baking sheet with nonstick spray, and then place spears flat on it.
• Bake in the oven 20 minutes, and then carefully flip spears. Continue to bake until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, about 20 minutes longer.
• Serve with ketchup for dipping, if using. Enjoy!

BAKE-TASTIC BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES 2.0 RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice the ends off the squash, and then cut it in half widthwise. Peel squash with a vegetable peeler or carefully with a knife. Cut the round bottom piece in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Using a crinkle cutter or a knife, carefully cut squash into spears/French-fry shapes. (For exact nutritionals, measure out and use 20 oz.) Pat spears firmly with paper towels to absorb excess moisture. Sprinkle evenly with salt. Lay spears out on a layer of paper towels, and let stand for at least 5 minutes, to allow the salt to draw out any excess moisture. Then pat with paper towels again. If you like, sprinkle with additional salt. Spray a broiler pan, a baking rack placed over a baking sheet, or a baking sheet with nonstick spray, and then lay spears flat on it. (Use two pieces of bakeware, if needed.) Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, and then carefully flip spears. Bake for about 20 minutes longer, until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. Enjoy! MAKES 2 SERVINGS

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH PEARS AND BACON

Steps:

• Sauté bacon in a large stockpot until crisp; remove from pan, drain on paper towels and crumble. Remove all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) bacon grease from pot; add onion and sauté over medium heat until browned.
• Add broth, squash, pears and celery to pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Let cool slightly, then with an immersion blender or in a blender or food processor, purée mixture until smooth. Return back to pot and add herbs and bacon. Simmer for 10 minutes more. Stir in half-and-half and season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with chopped fresh thyme.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH HOME FRIES BY HUNGRY GIRL HG

Steps:

• Sauté onion with olive oil in a pan over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, until translucent.
• Add bell pepper and cook for 1 minute.
• Add squash and stir. Raise heat to medium and add all spices. Mix well.
• Cook for about 7 minutes, until squash starts to soften.
• Raise heat to high and add broth. Bring to a boil. After 30 seconds of boiling, reduce heat to low.
• Simmer until broth evaporates, stirring often.
• Cover pan and continue to cook for 3 minutes, or until squash is tender. Eat up!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Peel and de-seed your butternut squash. Slice squash in half.
• Cut it up into french fry shapes.
• Place on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover lightly with kosher salt.
• Place tray in your pre-heated oven and bake for 40 minutes or so, flipping halfway through baking process.
• Fries are done when they are starting to brown on the edges and get crispy.
• Serve with ketchup or syrup if desired.