Learn how to make butternut squash in the slow cooker and you might not ever use any other method! Easy and no peeling required!
Did you know you can make butternut squash in the slow cooker, aka the CrockPot?Picture this scenario: Throw a butternut squash in the slow cooker when you leave for work in the morning. It will literally take you 2 minutes or less. Come home to a perfectly cooked squash.
What can you do with that squash? Scrape the flesh out, mix with a few simple ingredients and enjoy butternut squash soup for dinner. Even easier, mash it for a healthy side dish, savory or sweet mashed squash.
Either way, it doesn’t involve peeling the squash which just might be one of my least favorite kitchen tasks. It’s tedious, sticky, and a bit dangerous!
So do you want to know how to make butternut squash in the slow cooker? It’s ridiculously easy.
How To Make Butternut Squash in the Slow Cooker
- Wash the squash.
- Wrap the whole squash in foil OR line slow cooker with foil for easy clean-up.
- Put the squash in the slow cooker.
- Cook for four to six hours on low, six to eight hours on high.
That’s it! Once the squash is done cooking, all you have to do is slice it open, remove the seeds, and scoop out the flesh.
If you’re looking for different ways to cook squash, check out this comprehensive 23 Winter Squash Recipes and Ultimate Squash Cooking Guide. It’s everything you ever needed to know and more!
How To Use Cooked Squash
- Butternut Squash Mash with Smoked Paprika (just add the smoked paprika & other ingredients to the squash after taking it out of the peel)
- Quinoa, Kale and Bacon Stuffed Butternut Squash (skip step one – use the slow cooker cooked butternut squash instead)
- Make baby food. This is a great way to prep butternut squash for homemade baby food!
- Butternut Squash Bread
- Stir it into your kids’ mac & cheese. They’ll never know.
Butternut Squash in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, washed (make sure it will fit in your slow cooker!)
Instructions
- Wrap whole squash in aluminum foil (or line slow cooker with foil). If the squash is a bit too large to fit, slice off a portion.
- Place the squash in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
- Unwrap (carefully), cut in half; scoop out and discard seeds. Then scoop out flesh and enjoy!
Notes
- Serving amounts and nutrition information is dependent on the size of the squash.
- If you prefer, cut the squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds before you cook it.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I was looking for the Delicata squash recipe and will make that tonight .
Next time I will do the squash
I hope you loved both!