Thanks to the Squash S.O.S Response Team
You may or may not know that I recently put out a Squash S.O.S.
What else is one to do when they have too many butternut, acorn & sugar pumpkins on hand – but enlist the help of friends. And, help I did receive.
In fact, more than a half dozen ideas were shared on how I might cook up my squash beauties. I didn’t waste any time testing a couple of them out immediately.
First up, Liz suggested making fries out of the butternut – and so I did. Chipotle Spiced-Rubbed Butternut Fries.
This one was simple….
Cut 
Season
Bake
But, I couldn’t eat just fries alone, right? (Ok maybe I could but I chose not too J) I decided to whip up a cuban panini as the side.
Thick slices of sourdough + roasted pork, swiss & pickles. The end results look like this….
One scrumptious, crunchy cubano with some kickin’ chipotle butternut fries. (~ 300 cal – 6 pts per cuban, ~90 cal – 2 pts for fries). YUMMY!
Next, I really wanted to go with an acorn squash recipe. For this one, I knew I would be going it solo as the hubby’s not really a fan. Retta came to the rescue with her Sausage & Couscous Stuffed Acorn Squash. Deli-ci-ious!
I made a few minor modifications to this dish:
- Used chicken sausage (thin n’ trim)
- Added in carrot
- Sautéed veggies in 1 tsp olive oil & seasoned them with salt & pepper
- Used tri-color couscous
- Put a touch of parmesan cheese on the top to finish them off
At the end, I got this approximately 250 calorie (5 pt) meal of squash goodness:
It was crunchy. Kinda sweet. Veggies were perfectly seasoned. And the meal was pleasantly filling. Loved it – in fact so much that I ate two meals of it back to back.
So a big shout out to my blog friends for helping a lady out. These dishes were great. And, I’m sure you’ll get to see how I choose to whip up the rest of my squash pack. Honorable mentions on the list are:
- Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (with Leeks and without)
- Lentils & Butternut Squash
- Squash, Spinach & Chicken Pasta
- And…Pancakes!!
If you have any other recipe ideas, feel free to send them my way (links are okay). Peace out.
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So glad you liked the recipe! The Lover is all for the real deal when it comes to pork.
I love squash and both of those squash dishes look awesome!
Thanks. They worked out really well for first time attempts.
If you ever can’t get rid of your squash, feel free to send it to me
haha I love squash!!! At least it’s so versatile that you probably won’t get sick of it! 
You got it. You’re now on my ship to list in the event of a squash emergency. LOL
Butternut is pretty versatile – made a great pasta dish with it today.
Butternut fries! That is a great idea. I brought a butternut squash today to make in a vegetable currie later on tonight. Those fries look like a great suggestion for any left over squash
Absolutely the way to go. They were sooo good.
The acorn squash looks so good. I just bought an acorn squash at the store and was just going to roast it like last time, but that picture kind of left me drooling
I’m going to have to try that. Your sandwich looks great as well!
Thanks Kristi. Retta’s stuffed squash recipe was definitely a hit with me. I’ll be making it again.
Your squash creations look delicious!! I love stuffing squash the most, I think. I made a cornbread stuffed acorn squash that was to die for, and yours looks just as delicious. Your fries look awesome, too – making me want a crinkle cutter!!
Cornbread stuffed squash sounds awesome. May have to give that a shot. Love the crinkle cutter. Makes the hubby nervous when I use it but the veggies look great.