How to Use butternut squash in a Sentence

butternut squash

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  • This recipe for butternut squash gnocchi is on my radar, showered with salty cheese.
    — Sunset Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Fresh sweet pumpkin or butternut squash would both be great options.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Sprinkle it on top of butternut squash, carrot soup or even popcorn.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2020
  • Under proper storage conditions, acorn squashes will last one to two months and pumpkins and butternut squash from two to three months.
    — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The menu features eggs Benedict with braised butternut squash, porcini and truffle mushrooms.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Dishes range from scallops with butternut squash and quinoa cake to a lump crab and avocado roll to Peruvian fried rice seafood paella.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Ennis doesn’t mind a little charring, especially on the halved peppers and butternut squashes.
    — Linda Laban, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Add the lentils, butternut squash, 1 tablespoon salt and enough water to cover by a few inches (8 to 12 cups total).
    — SFChronicle.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Try frozen spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, riced cauliflower, butternut squash and green beans.
    — NBC News, 12 Mar. 2020
  • At week six, Ovia informed me, my future daughter was the size of a blueberry, evolving quickly to a butternut squash and at last a watermelon.
    — Alex Van Buren, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Seared scallops with butternut squash and cauliflower Diamantis loves cooking seafood but isn’t a huge fan of the steak-and-lobster tradition.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 4 May 2020
  • For more than 50 recipes calling for cream ranging from butternut squash Parmesan pasta to Asiago broccoli soup, see wisconsincheese.com.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2020
  • On a lunch visit, the wonderful grilled lamb ($14), marinated with lemon and olive oil, is served with seasonal whipped butternut squash and broccolini.
    — Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Marilynn Nereo, a psychotherapist, was at Fairway’s upstairs cafe having butternut squash soup during her weekly lunch date there with friends.
    — Leslie Brody, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Meals are made from scratch in a small commercial kitchen in New York City, with menu items such as chicken tortilla soup, a butternut squash lasagna, coconut curry, and beef and kimchi stew.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 16 June 2020
  • Here's how it's done: Peel and halve your butternut squash, then scoop out the seeds.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The park’s namesake is the 360-acre Devil’s Lake, which is shaped like a butternut squash.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
  • Make Ahead: The bulgur can be soaked and the butternut squash roasted up to 5 days in advance.
    — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Put the butternut squash and potato in a pot and add water to cover.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
  • We will be overrun with butternut squash in a few weeks.
    — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
  • The winner was the pie pumpkin, followed by the butternut squash.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Couldn’t even taste the turkey, butternut squash, or much else.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Add the sausage, onion, butternut squash and green beans spreading out in one layer.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2020
  • All can make short work of a coconut, a butternut squash, or a chicken in need of a spatchcock.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Add the beans, roasted butternut squash and stir to combine.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Fall and winter are the best seasons for butternut squash recipes.
    — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Or use butternut squash, which will make four to six servings.
    — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Use a melon baller to scoop out two eyes from a butternut squash; reserve.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • They were served with au gratin potatoes, oyster mushrooms and butternut squash.
    — Kynala Phillips, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There’s also Ali Slagle’s kale and butternut squash bowl with jammy eggs, where the eggs are nestled among vibrant vegetables in a bowl of brown rice.
    — Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024

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