Butternut Squash.. Yummy for fall :)

How about the weather this week? AH-MAY-ZING :) I <3 the fall. Its the perfect time of year!! I have been loving making warm meals and coming home and putting on a sweatshirt.. whats better? Its the best sleeping weather too :)

I could go without the dark dark nights and the dark dark mornings, especially b/c its hindering my ability to run in the AM, buttt I now have a running partner (amanda) so I can run in the AM, but still I am over it being SO dark! Anyway - Its the perfect time of year .... 

So I made some delicious butternut squash - what a great fall meal.. 

I started off with a fresh medium butternut squash... 

Poke holes all over the squash with a fork or a knife.. I used a fork as you can see below - This will give it some air and allow it to cook all the way through.. 

 Place it in the pan (any time of pan that fits it :)) and put it in the oven on 400 degrees for about 60 mins.. I set the timer for 50 mins first and then cut it in half and cooked it for another 10 mins...

When it is donezo - it will be soft and you will be able to cut it easily in to cubes.. if yours is not soft, put it back in for a little longer.. 

If it's soft .. Cut it into cubes and toss it in a bowl .. 

Next, add One Red Onion - Chopped... 

 and.. Four Medium sized tomatoes - chopped... and a few cloves of garlic - chopped (I used 2)

season the veggies w/ Salt/Pepper/ 1 TBSP Olive Oil.. 

Pour it back into the pan.. it will be a little watery b/c of the tomatoes and the olive oil, but it will dry up once you plop it back in the oven :) 

Bake it for about 15 more minutes until the tomatoes and the onions are warm .. on the same degrees (400).. 

 When finished, top with shredded cheese (we used Mozz) and grated Parm cheese..
See below - Yummy..

This was SO delicious - it was filling as well and again CLEAN and all veggies. I served with a salad and some fresh italian bread.. Feel free to try other veggies w/ this as well. I didn't have anything else in the house so I used what I had, but I am sure this is great w/ peppers, even broccoli or cauliflower, some corn as well.. whatever you have mix it together..

If you want more carbohydrates - feel free to serve over brown rice, quinoa, or any healthy whole grain.

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday and Wednesday as well :) 

Live Well xoxo