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Baby Baked Butternut

  • RECIPE MAKES: 6 Portions
  • PREP TIME: 15 Minutes
  • COOK TIME: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
Step 1

Preheat oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6. 

Step 2

Place butternut squash in a roasting tin cut side up. 

Step 3

Score flesh with a knife (do not pierce outer skin) and brush with 1 tsp of oil. Bake for 45 minutes until soft. 

Step 4

Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in small frying pan over a low heat, add leeks, mushrooms, courgette, garlic and thyme and cook until soft. Place into a large bowl. 

Step 5

Once the squash is cooked, scoop out flesh and add to vegetable mixture. Using a fork mash the mixture together. 

Step 6

Place mixture back into the squash skins and sprinkle each half with 50g of Violife and bake for 15 minutes. 

Step 7

Allow to cool and divide into 6 portions. 

This recipe is freezable!

Refer to labels for allergens and other product information.

  • 1 Large butternut squash, cut lengthways in half & de-seeded
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 100g Leeks, finely chopped
  • 50g Mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 100g Courgette, finely chopped
  • ¼ Clove of garlic, crushed
  • 2 tsp Thyme, dried
  • 100g Violife For Pizza mozzarella flavour, grated

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