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If you're looking for a simple Christmas starter to serve this year, try this colourful roasted squash salad. With roasted tomatoes, fresh spinach and a festive pomegranate dressing, this vegan and gluten-free starter can kick off your Christmas dinner for everyone.
Roasted butternut squash makes a perfect, creamy sauce for gnocchi, with sage adding earthy, flavours to the dish too
Brighten up your plate with this colourful and delicious veggie toad-in-the-hole recipe, a delicious twist on the classic British dish.
Roasted pumpkin is blended with toasted cashews and cheese to make a creamy pesto. Perfect for those cold weeknights when you need a cosy bowl of pasta.
Spook up your family dinner with this fun pumpkin pie idea! Filled with creamy caramelised onion and butternut squash and topped with a spooky pumpkin carved pastry, this hearty dinner makes a great Halloween surprise.
Whether you're a long term vegan, hosting vegan friends or just looking for some meat- and dairy-free dinner ideas, this tasty stuffed butternut squash recipe is the ideal simple midweek meal.
If you’re looking for a fuss-free, easy vegetarian recipe, then this slow-cooker chickpea and butternut squash stew is ideal
Packed with meaty Cumberland sausages and filled with seasonal veg goodness, this traybake feeds a family of 4 and requires minimal washing up
This slow-cooked korma recipe is packed with chicken, chickpeas, butternut squash and warming flavours
The last decade has been about less waste and more taste. This ramen recipe – where the whole butternut squash is used (skin and seeds included) – is a clever way to be more sustainable and add a little extra goodness.
Health by stealth? We are all over it, recreating family favourites with a little extra goodness. The sauce for this chicken katsu curry is packed full of veg!
With slices of griddled butternut squash and lentils, this lightened-up lasagne recipe is perfect for when you’re craving Italian, but want something a little less indulgent. With a creamy bechamel sauce and fresh basil, this butternut squash lasagne will hit the spot.
Use your air-fryer to make this vibrant veggie toad-in-the-hole. We love this served with mash and onion gravy, then use any leftover roasted veg to make some super-tasty nachos for tomorrow's dinner.
Butch Salads' gratin recipe uses seasonal British veg, which is really important to them. They call this dish pure comfort food, yet it's super simple to make.
Spicy and nutty, this vegetable satay is packed full of flavour. Simply bung all the ingredients in and let the slow-cooker do all the work.
A limp assembly of lettuce and tomatoes simply won't cut it after you've tried this warm bulgar wheat, roast squash and ricotta salad. There's a fair amount of effort involved in de-seeding, peeling and cubing the butternut squash but those caramelised chunks are more than worth it.
This cheap and cheerful recipe for butternut squash and lentil soup will warm your cockles on cold winter days. It couldn't be easier too. Simply soften the onions then simmer all the ingredients together until soft. Finally, just blitz, add creme fraiche and season to taste.
The combination of squash and goat's cheese in this fusilli pasta recipe is a stroke of genius. The soft, creaminess of the goat's cheese coats each sweet and tender morsel of sautéed squash; a splash lemon juice arrives on the finish to tie it all together.
This lovely North African/Middle-Eastern inspired chicken, butternut squash and spinach stew makes the best of all three ingredients. Making the couscous with the apricots and raisins really elevates it up a notch.
Looking for a new take on tradition? This contemporary pumpkin and sage bake packs plenty of festive wow!
Made with a spicy red Thai curry paste, this tasty Thai red curry features sweet butternut squash, cherry tomatoes and earthy mushrooms.
Salads aren't just for summer. This dish is bursting with flavour and is a lovely option for an autumnal lunch. Roasted butternut squash's sweet, nutty taste is great when matched with lightly spicy chorizo. The mustardy, vinegary dressing is a treat, too.
Looking for a fresh way to cook butternut squash? Try this twist on the rogan josh for a tasty chicken curry that cooks in no time. The hearty squash bulks up the dish so freeze any leftover portions for up to three months.
A wonderful way to spice up your roast chicken. Use a little bit of garam masala to marinate the chicken and move away from roast potatoes with squash roasted with zingy ginger and rich cumin. Homemade mint and lime raita makes a lovely side.
Nothing says autumn like this warming soup, where butternut squash is roasted with rosemary and garlic until soft and sweet, then blended and simmered with chestnuts. Serve with a sprinkling of ground dried wild mushrooms for extra depth of flavour.
For successful results, pastry ingredient quantities need to be exact, so measure carefully
Give risotto an autumnal twist by adding sweet butternut squash and fragrant sage. For this creamy Italian staple, the butternut is stirred in moments before serving, along with some chunks of tangy goat's cheese.
A delicious bake using fresh seasonal vegetables, perfect for vegetarians
This simple but impressive pasta dish combines caramelised onions and butternut squash with crispy almonds and sweet balsamic vinegar. The bright colours swirled through tagliatelle mean it's a bit of a looker, making it a great dinner party recipe.
Risotto is a great way of making delicious ingredients go further and this recipe is no exception. Peeled and cubed butternut squash is softened with garlic and then gently cooked with rice in wine and stock. For extra oompf, Gorgonzola and toasted pinenuts are added at the end.