A recipe for skillet buttercup squash with bacon. Buttercup squash is baked, mashed and cooked in a skillet with bacon and onion. It is a wonderful side dish.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
American
Prep Time35minutes
Cook Time55minutes
Total Time1hour30minutes
AuthorRenee
Ingredients
2buttercup squashmedium size
6slicesbaconregular thickness, not thick-cut
1/2cupchopped onion
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
1/4teaspoonfresh ground pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut squashes in half. Scoop out and discard seeds and stringly flesh.
Place squash halves cut side down in a baking dish (or two baking dishes if needed). Add about 1/2-inch hot water to the dish(es). Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
Allow squash to cool to room temperature. Scrape out the flesh into a bowl and discard skins. Mash squash thoroughly. You should have about 4 cups of mashed squash.
Brown bacon in a medium skillet. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a plate. Pour out most of the bacon fat, leaving only about 1 tablespoon in the skillet.
Add onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Return cooked bacon to the skillet along with squash, butter, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Cook until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
Recipe Notes
A recipe for skillet buttercup squash with bacon. Buttercup squash is baked, mashed and cooked in a skillet with bacon and onion. It is a wonderful side dish.