37 Squash Recipes for Soup, Salad, Pasta, and More

So long, summer—and hell-ooo, squash season!

October 18, 2017

During the first crisp days of fall, all our thoughts turn to socks and slippers, sweaters, soup, and all kinds of cold-weather squash. Whether butternut or acorn, kabocha or hubbard, we love 'em all—and we've got 36 squash recipes to prove it.

Photo by Laura Murray, food styling by Judy Mancini
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Butternut Squash and Leek Bread Pudding
This savory, cheesy butternut squash bread pudding is a fall masterpiece.
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Alex Lau
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Butternut Squash Cacio e Pepe
Think of this butternut squash recipe as pasta cacio e pepe...with sausage. It’s comfort food-y, so it could use some fresh greens and/or veggies to help balance it out. Check out step-by-step photos here.
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Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
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Braised Chicken Thighs With Squash and Mustard Greens
Don’t have an acorn squash for this chicken thighs recipe? Use butternut. Not into mustard greens? Use kale, Swiss chard, or spinach.
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Peden + Munk
4/37
Honeynut Squash With Radicchio and Miso
What’s a honeynut squash, you ask? It looks like a miniature butternut squash and has sweet, firm flesh that stands up to any cooking method.
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Bobbi Lin
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Hasselback Butternut Squash With Bay Leaves
For this holiday-worthy recipe, roasting the butternut with several bay leaves slipped between the slices results in a subtle aromatic backdrop for the chile glaze.
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Alex Lau
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Kabocha Squash And Pork Stir-Fry
To cut up the kabocha squash for this recipe, slice ¼" off the stem end and base. Stand it on a cut end and halve from top to bottom. Scoop out seeds, peel, and you're home free.
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Alex Lau
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Kabocha Squash And Scallion Tempura
Even though this recipe calls for kabocha squash, you can use acorn squash instead.
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Alex Lau
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Kabocha Squash Pilaf With Coconut
When you peel the kabocha squash for this recipe, use a vegetable peeler—not a knife. (Better to dull a $4 tool than your best kitchen blade.)
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William Abranowicz
9/37
Roasted Butternut Squash with Spicy Onions
Make this dish ahead of time: It’s great at room temperature.
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Ditte Isager
10/37
Pork and Squash Stew with Chiles
This stew calls for water instead of stock to be added. The pork shoulder will create a rich cooking liquid on its own.
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Curried Squash Soup
Warm spices make this simple soup fit for a dinner party.
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Ture Lillegraven
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Squash with Dates and Thyme
The sweetness of the squash, dates, and coconut oil in this simple roast is balanced by the garlic and woodsy herbs.
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Winter Squash Carbonara with Pancetta and Sage
Kabocha squash is made for purées.
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Alex Lau
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Butternut Squash Shakshuka
If you don’t have an ovenproof skillet for this shakshuka recipe, just cook everything in a medium skillet and transfer to a 2-quart baking dish before cracking the eggs.
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As the senior food editor at Bon Appétit, Christina spends her days in the BA Test Kitchen dreaming up recipes for home cooks (Chocolate-Matcha Butter Mochi Cake and Green Curry Lentil Soup are favorites). She also oversees the brand’s digital recipe content, working with freelancers and test kitchen staff to ... Read More

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