Christmas

Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash is for Dinner.

Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash takes 80 minutes to cook.

Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash are:

* 1 large butternut squash (about 1.5kg) or 2 small ones (about 750g each)
* 1 large red onion chopped
* 20g butter
* 1 medium garlic clove, finely chopped
* a little olive oil
* salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 100g feta cheese, crumbled into small lumps
* 1 tbsp shredded basil leaves
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Here is how you make Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash:

1. Preheat the oven to 190?c/Gas Mark 5.2. Make sure the outside of the squash is scrubbed clean. Cut the squash in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds and soft fibres. Put in an ovenproof dish, put a little chopped garlic and a small nut of butter in each cavity, brush with olive oil and season well with cinnamon, salt and pepper3. Bake for about an hour, until the flesh feels very tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.stuffed butternut squash4. While the butternut bakes, fry onions and garlic lightly in a little butter until just soft5. When butternut is done carefully scoop out the soft flesh, and the buttery, garlicky juices, into a bowl, leaving a 1cm-thick layer of flesh still attached to the skin, so the squash holds its shape. Roughly mash the flesh.5. Fold the feta, onion and basil into the soft squash, along with some more salt and pepper. Spoon the filling back into the two empty squash halves, return the squashes to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes before serving. Serves 4Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUNARLISA.

The nutritional information for Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 300.6

• Total Fat: 13.3 g
• Cholesterol: 33.5 mg
• Sodium: 300.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 44.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.0 g
• Protein: 7.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Hugh F/W's Stuffed Butternut Squash is Vegetarian