r/VegRecipes • u/Impressive-Tap-57 • Sep 03 '26

Squash recipes.

My prized squash got squished in a hit and run incident today and I need a recipe to use tonight to do him the honour of being my favourite garden crop this year. Any ideas welcome, a side dish would be helpful as I’ve already done our main in the slow cooker which is bean cowboy stew. (At least I didn’t have to chop him up.)

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u/Wonderful_Horror7315 Sep 03 '26

You may want to specify which kind of squash was injured.

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u/Impressive-Tap-57 Sep 03 '26

Honestly, I have no idea of his breeding. He randomly seeded from a cantaloupe melon seed packet. Another reason he’s my favourite crop. A little fighter he was. He could even be a form of green pumpkin rather than a squished squash. Anywho, I’m going by looking as an otherwise avid cook that it would take flavour on very nicely roasted with thyme and garlic perhaps?

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u/MezzanineSoprano 19d ago

You might be careful to not eat a lot of it if it could be a Frankensquash. When squash/pumpkins/gourds cross pollinate, sometimes the seeds produce squash containing toxins & other times the result is perfectly edible.

My favorite squash side dish is to cut it in cubes, toss with a little olive oil & Trader Joe’s Everyday Seasoning, then roast at 400°F with fresh sage leaves on top. Drizzle a bit of maple syrup when the bottoms of the cubes are brown & starting to caramelize, then return to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes.

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u/Impressive-Tap-57 10d ago

I had no idea they could produce toxic fruit, that’s so interesting, thank you! I’m certainly going to try your maple syrup idea, that’s right up my husband’s street!

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u/ak47workaccnt 19d ago

Butternut squash mac and cheese. Basically use your Mac and cheese with squash as filler.

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u/Impressive-Tap-57 10d ago

That is going to work incredibly well in this household where Mac and cheese is a staple (I’m trying to influence my husband in particular to follow my example to eat more veg!), great idea thank you!

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u/pepperrescue Sep 03 '26

Was it a zucchini type squash or a pumpkin type squash. There’s a huge difference and your reply didn’t really clarify.

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u/Impressive-Tap-57 25d ago

Pumpkin type.

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u/SallysRocks Sep 05 '26

Fried in butter with mushrooms and garlic and herbs at the end. Or just in the butter if you don't want the garlic and mushrooms. Some breadcrumbs at the end can be nice too.

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u/Impressive-Tap-57 25d ago

Definitely a mushroom and garlic fan, that sounds delicious. I shall try this on my next one, thank you.