Ahhh….it’s bakin’ with bacon time!
Hi everyone. I hope some of you tried out one of the New Year’s Eve appetizers I suggested last Saturday. If not – they are good any time. My Mom and Dad can make a whole meal out of appetizers. This time around I’m giving you something my Mom and Dad have had for lunch – not an accompaniment to a lunch but actually the WHOLE lunch. It’s a swell side dish but also a MEAL on its’ own.
Cheesy Bacon Butternut Squash
Ingredients
- 2 lb. butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1″ pieces
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. chopped thyme
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 lb. bacon, chopped
- 1 1/2 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
- Step 1 – Preheat oven to to 425°. In a large ovenproof skillet (or in a large baking dish), toss butternut squash with olive oil, garlic and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, then scatter bacon on top.
- Step 2 – Bake until the squash is tender and the bacon is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Step 3 – Remove skillet from oven and top with mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melty.
- Step 4 – Garnish with parsley and serve warm.
Doesn’t this sound YUMMY? Looks yummy to me and I’m a cat! Butternut squash has always been a BIG FAVE of my Mom’s. I can understand why!
SEE YOU HERE AT THE CASTLE NEXT SATURDAY!
TWO Spoiled Cats 
DROOL….we’re going out for a butternut hunt!
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Love butternut squash……baked in oven, butter and brown sugar over the top – almost like dessert!!
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We’re hungry, Teddy, can we have some😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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It really is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!
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Yummy!
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Teddy, Lynn loves butternut and buys one ever-furry week at the store. She uses it in vegan chili, baked, in curry, roasted and I just wish it was cat food!
I’ve never worn a hat like yours, you look handsome as a chef. Keep the recipes coming, cause I do like a bit of bacon on the side of crunchies. Precious
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Every week I do a new recipe with bacon – sometimes I toss in something different but almost always it’s a “baconized” recipe! Glad it’s a fave at your house too!!
Hugs, Teddy
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Teddy, this sounds delicious. Cooper thinks you should serve it at Rumbler’s dinner when it is your turn to cook. As Raz would say, “yummer’s!” XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, angel Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
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Say that’s a good idea!
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My mom just said to me that she will actually have to finally have that squash…especially made like THIS, Teddy. She never has. Seems she has missed a lot. Her Dad used to cook a variety of squash but I think he was not knowledgeable about how to make it tasty to a child…so Mom never had squash she really enjoyed. This recipe I believe would change her mind.
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My Mom bakes it in the oven after cutting it in half and filling up the “seed hole” with butter and brown sugar until the squash is SUPER soft…….oh boy oh boy oh boy!
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Teddy … that recipe looks delicious according to my mom. She loves butternut squash and with bacon that is totally yummy. Thank you for sharing.
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You’re welcome! It really is a very delish recipe – we love butternut squash here too!
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Never had butternut squash… this is going to change that! I think this would be good with a grilled pork chop, just seems to go together! Thank you, Teddy!
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Oh yes – would be fabulous with a grilled pork chop and in fact you can roast butternut squash on a grill. We bake it in the oven here – Mom puts a big old pat of butter and some brown sugar in the “seed hole” and when it’s nice and soft and squishy and she’s getting ready to eat it she dips chunks of squash in the butter/sugar hole before she eats it! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Chef Teddy King of Baconia
GUESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS What someone in this house is happy happy. We are going to Seaboard for lunch and he will get a BLT.
They were closed for the holidays thru Jan 2~~
Hugs cecilia
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Must have been tough not going to Seaboard for a BLT! I hope there will be EXTRA bacon!!!!!
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Oh. Yum! I love butternut squash and will definitely give that recipe a go. Sounds amazingly delish. Have a great Saturday!
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We love it at my house too……..!
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Sounds so tasty were drooling here, will definitely get mum to try it out, just popped over from Brian’s Thankful Thursday xxx
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Howdy! Well, this recipe is wonderful and we have butternut squash a lot around here. Roasted, grilled and baked! Welcome!!
Hugs, Mom Pam and Teddy too
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Now this soundss purrfectlee YUMMY Chef Teddy!!!! 😉
**purrss** BellaDharma an ((hugss)) BellaSita Mum
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I bet this is really tasty.
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You’d be betting CORRECTLY Ernie!
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Oh, WOW! YUMMY! My tummy says we need some now…and if we use TVP Bac’n, and vegan cheeze…we think even our vegan unfurbro would love this!
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SEE? You can find “work-arounds” with just about any recipe!
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Oh boy…this really sounds fantastic!!
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It is……we love butternut squash!
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So yummy! Like everything else, butternut squash is better with bacon.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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X-actly Cupcake!!
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Sounds good. Have a wonderful weekend.
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All us pups and also our folks love butternut squash. With bacon? Even better!!
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Looks good Teddy!
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That looks good. Thanks for the recipe. XO
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That sure has got to be filled with yum Teddy!
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This does sound like a meal!
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It is – a very very delicious meal!
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I was hoping we would still be cooking with bacon in the New Year. This year is going to rock
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OH YEAH……the King of Bacon is still in charge of his Castle !!
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This is definitely going on Mom’s list of recipes to try. She loves butternut squash and adding some bacon would really make it special. Thanks for sharing.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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Oh I’m glad you’re going to give it a try – we love butternut here too and this just kicks it up a notch!
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That sounds delicious. I’m totally going to try it!
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It is yummy – totally!
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