This Butternut Squash casserole is loaded with flavors like sweet apples, smokey bacon and crunchy pecans. Easy side dish to make any Fall meal special.
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This dish is a wonderful mix of savory, sweet, salty, and smokey flavors. It is easy enough for a weeknight, but would also be wonderful for Thanksgiving or other holiday meals.
Use your favorite apples in this. My husband and I are partial to tart green apples (Pippin!) but Jonagold, Honey Crisp and Braeburn would also be fabulous.
Apple Butternut Squash Casserole with Bacon Pecan Topping
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided use)
- 3 cups butternut squash (cubed)
- 2 medium firm apples (cubed)
- 1 small red onion (chopped)
- 1½ teaspoons fresh sage (chopped)
- 1½ teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- kosher salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon (chopped into ½-inch pieces)
- ½ cups pecans (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 9 x 13” baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the butternut squash, apples, red onion, remaining olive oil, sage, and thyme. Add salt and black pepper, to taste.
- Transfer the mixture onto the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer. Roast until the butternut squash is fork tender, about 25-30 minutes.
- While the squash is roasting, cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 8-10 minutes.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a small mixing bowl. Add one tablespoon of bacon grease, chopped pecans, maple syrup (honey), cinnamon, and ground cloves. Season with salt and pepper, if desired, and toss to combine.
- Remove squash from oven and top with the bacon pecan mixture. Return to the oven until the topping is nicely browned, approximately 10 minutes.
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Lisa Kerhin
This looks so good. Perfect Fall side dish. That topping! Great dish for the holidays, too.