I made this up so that I had something quick to reheat and eat the next day, the recipe might not be exactly how I made it! The breadcrumbs were a prize for coming joint first in a pumpkin carving competition at a Halloween party I went to 😀 I suppose you could even use pumpkin but the ones in the shops right now aren’t too tasty!
Ingredients
1KG butternut squash, peeled and diced into chunks
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
Olive oil
1 free range egg
¼ tablespoon of salt
Freshly ground black pepper
5 tablespoons of mayonnaise
100g of vegetarian extra mature cheddar cheese
100g of vegetarian Parmesan style cheese
100g of breadcrumbs
Method
Preheat your oven to 180C (I’ve got a fan oven).
Place the butternut squash in a pan and cover with boiling water, place a lid on the pan and boil for around 10 minutes. You want the squash to still be a little firm.
Whilst the squash is cooking add a little olive oil to a pan and throw in the onion and garlic, sauté until soft.
Check the squash, if it’s done, drain it and set to one side.
Once your onion is done, take it off the heat and let it cool a little.
In a bowl, beat the egg and add the salt, a twist of black pepper and mayonnaise, half the cheddar, half the Parmesan, onions and most of the breadcrumbs (save a small amount to go on top at the end). Stir the mixture together and gently fold in the butternut squash without breaking it up.
Pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish, mix together the remaining cheeses and breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top.
Bake in the oven for around 1 hour, until the cheese on top has melted and is golden brown.
I made this in advance, only baked it for half an hour, removed it from the oven, allowed it to cool, covered it and put it in the fridge overnight. The next day I reheated it for 30 minutes at 180C.