It’s time to get into the holiday spirit and we’re here to help with these 15 festive squash recipes! They will grab all the attention at your Thanksgiving table with their vibrant colors and rich flavors. They can stand alone as a main dish or a side and are filled with all kinds of delicious seasonal flavors.
1. Acorn Squash and White Bean Stew
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This Acorn Squash and White Bean Stew by Megan Calipari will warm you up on the coldest day. It’s hearty and full of veggies and this recipe makes a big pot so you can eat dinner and lunch for a few days. Or you can eat it for every single meal while you’re fighting off a gnarly cold as I did a couple of weeks ago. No regrets.
2. Roasted Acorn Squash, Sage, and Pecan Sauce with Rice Noodles
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This amazing Roasted Acorn Squash, Sage, and Pecan Sauce with Rice Noodles dish by Teri Macovei is buttery and nutty, slightly salty and sweet, and a lot delicious. It’s an irresistible comforting dish made in just a little over 30 minutes.
3. Cheesy Butternut Squash and White Bean Pasta
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This Cheesy Butternut Squash and White Bean Pasta sauce by Allie Penner is ultra flavorful, comforting, and packed with immunity-boosting beta carotene.
Fall Cookbook: Plant-Based Recipes to Celebrate Harvest Season
Drum roll, please…One Green Planet’s Fall Plant-Based Recipes to Celebrate Harvest Season is here! Featuring an exciting collection of festive recipes that capture the spirit of fall. If you love eating delicious vegan food and cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you will want this cookbook! From stunning root veggies to sweet pumpkin and everything spice, these dishes will be the life of any fall dinner table! Grab this cookbook here. Featuring indulgent recipes like Pumpkin Velvet Cake with Buttercream, and Spiced Apple Doughnuts With Apple Cider Glaze, to hearty entrees like creamy pumpkin risotto and Creamy One-Pot Pumpkin Curry, this book is bursting with fall flavors. Whether you’re craving sweet pumpkin classics or savory root veg, there’s a dish to make your mouth water…happy cooking!
4. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Squash Salad with Horseradish Dressing
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Squash Salad with Horseradish Dressing – this warm salad by Viktoria Radichkova combines all the favorite flavors of fall – the sweetness of roasted veggies and dry fruit, with crunchy nuts, and a pungent horseradish dressing that ties them all in.
5. Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
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This Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe by Dominique Ebra makes a perfect cold-weather meal!
6. Butternut Squash Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
Source: Butternut Squash Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
Steamed butternut squash is tossed with toasted cumin seeds, shallots, and a champagne vinaigrette. This recipe by Rouxbe is the perfect appetizer or side dish for the holiday season!
7. Butternut Squash Apple Cranberry Gratin
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This Butternut Squash Apple Cranberry Gratin recipe by Lydia Filgueras is super delicious and perfect for serving guests. It’s a small gratin that uses about a pound of squash and two smallish apples.
8. Stuffed Sage Carnival Squash
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This Stuffed Sage Carnival Squash by Kathleen Henry is an easy and impressive festive squash stuffed with all kinds of delicious seasonal flavors. Roasted Carnival squash is hollowed out and then stuffed with sautéed apples, kale, pumpkin, and vegan sausage. It’s the perfect start or companion to any fall dinner.
9. Brown Rice Casserole with Curry Butternut Squash
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A twist on classic comfort food, this vegan Brown Rice Casserole by Elaine Lander includes butternut squash, chickpeas, and baby spinach. Warm curry powder seasons this hearty gluten-free dinner.
10. Squash, Sage, and Wild Mushroom Risotto
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This heavenly creamy vegan Squash, Sage, and Wild Mushroom Risotto is guaranteed to be enjoyed by vegans and the most avid meat-eaters alike – it’s insanely delicious! Packed with nutty & sweet flavors from the roasted butternut squash & wild mushrooms combined with fresh pine-nut aromas of sage, this risotto by Tania Pilcher is the perfect family-friendly comfort food for any time of the year.
11. Butternut Squash Salad with Dukkah
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You’ll love the nutty flavor of butternut squash, especially when seasoned with dukkah, a North African mix of nuts and spices in this Butternut Squash Salad by Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer.
Recipe from Vegan Everything: 100 Easy Recipes for Any Craving © Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer, 2019. Photographs © Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer, 2019. Translation © Luisa Weiss, 2019. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available wherever books are sold. theexperimentpublishing.com
12. Stuffed Squash
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This Stuffed Squash by James Wythe packs so much flavor and color that it will grab the attention at your Christmas table. It’s also a lot simpler to make than it may look. It works perfectly as a vegan/vegetarian main for your Christmas roast or you could even have it as a side dish instead of stuffing.
13. Kale Salad With Cranberries and Butternut Squash
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Kale Salad With Cranberries and Butternut Squash by Alison Corey creates comes together for a colorful autumnal plate that can stand alone as a main dish or a side at your Thanksgiving or Christmas meal.
14. Butternut Squash and Apple Galette with Sage
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This is a Butternut Squash and Apple Galette with Sage that has just a touch of sweetness coming from the beautifully roasted apple slices. Beneath the layers of roasted squash and apples are sautéed onions, all wrapped in a sage-freckled crust. This galette by Marie Reginato is heavenly. It’s also a cinch to whip together!
15. Butternut Squash Gnocchi
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Whilst this Butternut Squash Gnocchi recipe by Melissa Tedesco is without eggs and gluten, it is not without the flavor, texture, and appearance of traditional gnocchi. The butternut squash gives them a lovely flavor and color, and the gluten-free flour and gram flour do a brilliant job of binding the dough. The butternut squash gnocchi goes well with any sauce, whether it be a classic tomato sauce, or olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, and rosemary sauce.
Fall Cookbook: Plant-Based Recipes to Celebrate Harvest Season
Drum roll, please…One Green Planet’s Fall Plant-Based Recipes to Celebrate Harvest Season is here! Featuring an exciting collection of festive recipes that capture the spirit of fall. If you love eating delicious vegan food and cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you will want this cookbook! From stunning root veggies to sweet pumpkin and everything spice, these dishes will be the life of any fall dinner table! Grab this cookbook here. Featuring indulgent recipes like Pumpkin Velvet Cake with Buttercream, and Spiced Apple Doughnuts With Apple Cider Glaze, to hearty entrees like creamy pumpkin risotto and Creamy One-Pot Pumpkin Curry, this book is bursting with fall flavors. Whether you’re craving sweet pumpkin classics or savory root veg, there’s a dish to make your mouth water…happy cooking!
