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Roasted Butternut Squash with Crispy Sage Leaves

November 24, 2013 by Mary 17 Comments

Butternut squash with crispy sage leaves in a white serving bowl.

I love butternut squash. I will be serving a butternut squash and bourbon soup for Thanksgiving as a first course. That recipe, is of course in my e-cookbook. (That soup is bowl-licking good. In fact, I just finished making it for Thursday – delish!) But this past week, I made one of my favorite recipes for a side dish – Roasted Butternut Squash with Crispy Sage Leaves. You roast the squash with onions, put on some good honey three quarters of the way into the roasting period and then top it with some browned butter and crispy sage leaves. It’s the perfect fall dish!

This past week, The New York Times dining section talked about how you must have something orange on your table for the Thanksgiving feast. I have my sweet potatoes with maple syrup and ginger, but you could easily have this dish too, if you’re making a different soup, as you wouldn’t want to repeat the vegetable in the meal.

Here’s my recipe to make and serve with LOVE.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CRISPY SAGE LEAVES – serves 6

One butternut squash – 2.75 – 3 lbs. – peeled, seeded and cut into 1” chunks
One large yellow onion, cut into 1” chunks
2 tbs. olive oil
Salt
Fresh ground pepper
2 tbs. honey
4 tbs. butter
36 large fresh sage leaves, washed and thoroughly dry

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine squash and onion on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle on the olive oil, sprinkle on salt and pepper to taste. Toss all together thoroughly and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Take pan out and toss again. Drizzle on honey and return the pan to the oven for 10 – 15 minutes more, until the squash is fork tender.

When squash is nearly done, melt the butter in small skillet or saucepan until really hot. Throw in the dry sage leaves and stir until butter is browned and leaves colored a bit.

Transfer squash to shallow bowl, so you have more surface area on top. Drizzle on the browned butter and distribute the crispy sage leaves. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

 

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  1. apuginthekitchen says

    November 24, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    Wonderfully simple, I’ve already made your soup. It’s absolutely delicious. I am using your e-book to help me with a time line for Thanksgiving. It’s great.
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 1:12 PM

      I am soooo happy to hear!! Have a great Thanksgiving, Suzanne!!

      Reply
  2. Jovina Coughlin says

    November 24, 2013 at 10:01 PM

    I like the combination of the squash with the sage.
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 1:13 PM

      It is delicious! I love sage – and I grow a lot of it. I even find it holds up in the winter with one of those pellon blankets on the garden.

      Reply
  3. yummychunklet says

    November 24, 2013 at 10:41 PM

    I love sauteed sage leaves! They’re so good!
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 2:59 PM

      One of my faves too!

      Reply
  4. Rosemary Mullally says

    November 25, 2013 at 3:34 AM

    Delicious.
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 3:01 PM

      It is!! Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    November 25, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    You Beauty!! (That’s Australian for terrific!) I’ve been trying to come up with a butternut dish that would not only suit me but everyone else and this is it!
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 3:01 PM

      So glad to hear! This is a crowd pleaser!

      Reply
  6. tinywhitecottage says

    November 25, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    This is a beautiful dish! I’m going to make it for sure. I make a butternut squash soup with crispy sage leaves quite often, but never thought to just roast the squash! Brilliant. Happy Thanksgiving.

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    • Mary Frances says

      November 25, 2013 at 3:05 PM

      And I make a butternut squash and bourbon soup that’s in my book and never thought of garnishing it with sage leaves! I usually put a drop of cream in each bowl but crispy sage leaves could definitely substitute. Thank you for the idea!! Have a great Thanksgiving!!

      Reply
  7. Jovina Coughlin says

    November 27, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
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    • Mary Frances says

      November 27, 2013 at 2:27 PM

      Thank you Jovina!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

      Reply
  8. Francesca says

    December 2, 2013 at 5:21 AM

    You did it again Mary Frances! I’m always looking for some extra veggie recipes around here, and this one looks delicious 😀
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  9. The Wimpy Vegetarian says

    December 10, 2013 at 12:39 AM

    This is one of my favorite ways to have butternut squash. The combination of brown butter, sage and squash is just the BEST. But I’ve never added honey. That’s just a genius idea Mary Frances !
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    • Mary Frances says

      December 11, 2013 at 11:45 PM

      The honey IS great!! And it is so good for you! I know you’ll like it.

      Reply

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