Mashed Butternut Squash

Name: Mashed Butternut Squash
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 teaspoon Garlic, Minced; 5 leaves Fresh Sage, Minced; 2 sprigs Fresh Thyme, Leaves Stripped Off Stalk; 2 Tablespoons Butter; 1 whole Butternut Squash, Cubed In Even Sizes; 1 Tablespoon Orange Juice; 2 Tablespoons Milk; 1 Tablespoon Herb Cream Cheese; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg; Salt And Pepper, to taste

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Garlic, Minced
5 leaves Fresh Sage, Minced
2 sprigs Fresh Thyme, Leaves Stripped Off Stalk
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 whole Butternut Squash, Cubed In Even Sizes
1 Tablespoon Orange Juice
2 Tablespoons Milk
1 Tablespoon Herb Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Salt And Pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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1. Heat oil in a small sauce pan, add garlic, sage, thyme and butter. Once butter is melted and all are stirred together, remove from heat.
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2. Put squash cubes in a bowl and pour butter mixture over squash and stir to ensure all squash is coated.
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3. Lay squash on flat cooking sheet and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until squash is fork-tender.
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4. Once baked through transfer squash back to bowl. Pour in a Tablespoon of orange juice, 2 Tablespoons of milk and add cream cheese (and optional cinnamon and nutmeg). Mash all together with a masher. Salt and pepper to taste. If you like creamy, add more milk.
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Serve!