Mexican Butternut Squash Casserole Recipes

MEXICAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Place the diced butternut squash, onion, and poblano pepper in a 9 x 13" baking dish and toss with the olive oil. Sprinkle with cumin, salt, and pepper, and mix. Roast vegetables in the oven for about 40 to 45 minutes, until the squash is tender. Remove from oven then lower temperature to 350°F.
• Transfer the roasted vegetables to a large bowl, add 1 cup salsa, corn, green chiles, and chopped cilantro. Using the same baking dish, spread ½ cup salsa along the bottom of the baking pan, top with a layer of half of the tortillas. Top the tortillas with ½ of the roasted vegetable mixture. Top with remaining tortillas remaining ½ cup salsa, remaining veggies, and top with shredded cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• Allow to cool for five minutes before serving. Garnish with avocado or sour cream.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions in the hot oil until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in squash and garlic; season with salt. Cook squash mixture, stirring occasionally, until squash is slightly tender, about 10 minutes. Add water if mixture gets too dry. Transfer squash mixture to the prepared casserole dish.
• Lightly whisk eggs in a bowl; stir in sour cream, Parmesan cheese, basil, and black pepper. Pour egg mixture over squash mixture; top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender and mozzarella cheese is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Put butternut squash in the microwave and cook on high, until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Cut in half, scoop out seeds and cube. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add squash and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash.
• In a 9x13 inch casserole dish combine 3 cups mashed butternut squash, white sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, flour, eggs and 1/4 cup melted margarine.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until set.
• In a medium bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers, 1/2 cup melted margarine and brown sugar. Crumble over top of cooked casserole and return to oven to brown.

AUTUMN BUTTERNUT SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter or spray a 3-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Stir butternut squash, 1/4 cup softened butter, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
• Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in apples and white sugar. Cover skillet and simmer over low heat until apples are barely tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk flour, oats, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Cut 1/4 cup butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in pecans.
• Spread apple mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Spoon butternut squash mixture over apples; sprinkle with topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and lightly browned, about 25 minutes.

BLACK BEAN AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pierce butternut squash flesh several times with a fork and place face-down on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes. Scoop squash flesh from skin.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onions are soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix cumin, coriander, and cayenne into onion mixture. Add squash, black beans, and 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese; cook and stir until heated through.
• Pour a thin layer of enchilada sauce into an 11x7-inch baking dish. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce into a large dish with sides. Dip both sides of each tortilla into enchilada sauce. Fill tortillas with sweet potato mixture and roll tortilla around the filling. Place rolled tortillas, seam-side down, in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and sweet potato mixture; top with remaining Cheddar cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the oven until heated through and cheese is melted, about 40 minutes.