Baked Butternut Squash

This baked butternut squash is super simple to prep and looks beautiful on the plate served right from the skins or mashed for a delicious holiday side dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 281 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces
• 1 large butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place squash, cut-sides down, in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour 2 cups water into the dish around the squash halves.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours, adding more water as needed.

Step 4

Remove from the oven and transfer each half to a plate, cut-side up. Top each half with butter and season with salt and pepper.