Best Butternut Squash Recipes

Amplify your traditional fall dishes by incorparting interesting tastes and umami flavor. Pairing butternut squash with a sweet sauce like hoisin sauce is a great way to add an unexpected Asian twist to your plate.

Recipe Courtesy of New York Style Pita ChipsHigh quality tomatoes, the foundation of traditional bruschetta, are out of season during the winter months. Swapping in butternut squash is an ingenious alternative that allows you to enjoy this classic appetizer all year long. 

This fall cocktail is the perfect complement to your Thanksgiving meal.

Recipe Courtesy of Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNSTis the season for soup. After all, nothing’s more comforting on a cold night, and nothing’s easier to prepare. This soup combines two squashes—acorn and butternut—in a dish that’s satisfying and also super healthy. Not only is butternut squash full of vitamin A and C, but it also yields a creamy consistency that is often hard to create without using actual cream.You may also be surprised to find ginger and cinnamon in this recipe. In addition to adding great flavor, they are health-boosting, warming spices that have been used in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine to improve digestion and heal the body for thousands of years.Combine those ingredients with gut-healing bone broth (I recommend chicken bone broth, though regular veggie broth works, too), and you have a dish that’s equal parts comforting and nourishing. -Dr. Axe

You can't go wrong with risotto, or roasted butternut squash for that matter, but to make this recipe extra special, I gave the squash a sugary treatment and fired all decadent engines with the risotto. It's not exactly diet-friendly, but boy is it good.