A couple of weekends ago, I hosted my gym friends over my apartment for a Fall Fest party. One of the dishes I made was a butternut squash casserole. Due to high demand, here’s the recipe for it! With the addition of gnocchi and kale, this dish is comforting for a chilly fall day, but it still packs a nutritious punch.
Butternut Squash Casserole with Gnocchi and Kale
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, and cut into ½ inch cubes
- 1 large bunch of kale, leaves torn from stems and roughly chopped
- 2 eight-oz. packages of gnocchi
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- ½ cup of low-sodium broth
- 1 ½ tbsp of dried sage
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- ½ tbsp of crushed red pepper
- 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Shredded Parmesan cheese, to taste
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Heat a tbsp of the oil in an oven safe skillet over medium heat. Add the gnocchi, and toss a few times for 5 minutes or until the outside starts to brown, then transfer to a bowl and set aside. In the same pan, add more oil and the minced garlic. Cook the garlic, while stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the squash, salt and pepper, crushed red pepper, oregano, and sage. Cook, stirring occasionally for 10-15 minutes or until the squash starts to soften. Add the broth and the kale. Cook while stirring occasionally until the kale wilts and the majority of the liquid has dissolved. Add the gnocchi back in and mix until combined. Top with a little cheese, and bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden and bubbly. If you do not have an oven safe skillet, transfer to an 8×8 sprayed baking dish before topping with cheese. It can bake in the dish for the same amount of time.
This looks really good! I haven’t tried butternut squash, but have a feeling I would love it! Definitely want to give this a try 🙂
Butternut squash is life changing! 🙂
This looks really good! I haven’t tried butternut squash, but have a feeling I would love it! Definitely want to give this a try 🙂
Butternut squash is life changing! 🙂
This looks SO good!! Definitely giving this one a try soon. Maybe I’ll even make it as a side at Thanksgiving… you know, get my family to eat something new!
Thank you! I think it would be a great side dish.. and my family is the same way. Very stuck in their ways/traditions. Always the same things until I bring or suggest something new, then we make the switch!
This looks SO good!! Definitely giving this one a try soon. Maybe I’ll even make it as a side at Thanksgiving… you know, get my family to eat something new!
Thank you! I think it would be a great side dish.. and my family is the same way. Very stuck in their ways/traditions. Always the same things until I bring or suggest something new, then we make the switch!
I can’t wait to make this this weekend! Thanks for a great recipe!
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
I can’t wait to make this this weekend! Thanks for a great recipe!
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
I’m absolutely going to make this! I wonder if you can massage the kale instead of steaming? I’ll try that and let you know how it goes.
Yes, keep me posted!
I’m absolutely going to make this! I wonder if you can massage the kale instead of steaming? I’ll try that and let you know how it goes.
Yes, keep me posted!
Have you tried making this ahead of time? I’m wondering how it would keep if I made it the day before being served. I wonder if I could make it on Wednesday, and then just keep it in the casserole dish and pop it in the oven to re-heat on Thursday?
When I made this for the party I hosted, there were leftovers that I ended up re-heating for lunch during the week. I thought the reheated version still tasted yummy!