Butternut Squash Recipes

Nothing says fall like butternut squash! YouTube star and cookbook author Laura Vitale gives the classic fall soup a fragrant twist with crispy sage leaves from her book, "Laura in the Kitchen." See the recipe here.

Ryan Scott shares his grandma's recipe for sweet tea-brined fried chicken with butternut squash puree, see the recipe, here. 

This recipe can be made with butternut, kabocha, acorn or delicata squash for a versatile side dish. Get the recipe, here.

Ben Pollinger whips up a five-ingredient risotto with shrimp, butternut squash and sage. See the recipe here.

Giada De Laurentiis shares her great five-ingredient recipe, mezzi rigatoni with butternut squash. See the recipe here.

This slow cooker chicken and biscuit pot pie is delicious! Get the recipe, here.

You can make this salad with different types of winter squash, though some will need to be roasted with their skin on and trimmed once they come out of the oven. Get the recipe, here.

Sweet roasted butternut squash mashed with caramelized onions shmeared on crostini will make you never look back on “regular” bruschetta. The tangy drizzle of balsamic and fresh mint is a perfect refresher to the otherwise sweet and spicy appetizer! See the recipe, here.

Stuck in a lasagna rut? Snap out of the usual red-sauce routine with this divine lasagna. Get the recipe, here.

Impress your guests on Thanksgiving day with Marcela Valladolid's stunning pumpkin cheesecake topped with shards of pumpkin-brown sugar brittle. Get the recipe, here.

At the 2016 Fall White House Kitchen Garden Harvest, First Lady Michelle Obama and students from across the country prepared this fresh, healthy flatbread using ingredients straight from the White House garden. With eggplant, sweet potato, red bell pepper, and butternut squash, this flatbread is a colorful celebration of the best of fall's harvest. See the recipe, here.

TIPS: Peeling and dicing the squash a day or two ahead of time will save you significant cooking time. This recipe also calls for gremolata, which is simply a mix of chopped parsley and horseradish that can easily be made a day in advance. See the recipe, here.

Anthony Scotto and Elaina Scotto of New York City’s Fresco by Scotto Restaurant share their go-to fall harvest recipe, highlighting the comforting flavors of butternut squash, sage, nutmeg, and amaretto — all rolled with ricotta cheese into rollatini. Get the recipe, here.

See the recipe for Jalapeño Roast Chicken Tacos, here.

Make your mac & cheese healthier with butternut squash and reduced fat cheese. Get the recipe, here.