Squash Recipe ⤞ Baked Butternut Squash

This simple baked butternut squash is easy to make, delicious to eat, and looks beautiful on the plate.

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
• water
• 1 tablespoon butter, divided
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour water into dish around squash halves.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove. Top squash halves with butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

• calories280.7
• carbohydrateContent59.7 g
• cholesterolContent15.3 mg
• fatContent6.3 g
• fiberContent10.2 g
• proteinContent5.2 g
• saturatedFatContent3.8 g
• sodiumContent64.9 mg
• sugarContent11.2 g