Stuffed Butternut Squash
The inspiration for this recipe came when I saw how many butternut squashes we had on board. Each cook has their favorite ingredients to cook with, so there was an abundance of butternut squash when I arrived. I like butternut squash, but don’t usually add it to my grocery order, often selecting other favorites like eggplant and zucchini, all while trying to stay within my budget. I made a Turkey dinner on Sunday night and had dressing leftover. I love using the leftovers from turkey dinner to make a Turkey dinner grilled sandwich, a personal favorite. Extra Mayo and cranberry sauce for me, please! I have the assembly instructions for this sandwich in my PDF micro book What to do with Holiday Leftovers. It is automatically sent to everyone when they purchase a book from our online shiptoshorechef store. I have added Turkey dinner poutine to my lunch menus. Some crew members weren’t sure, but once they tried it with the melty curd cheese, french fries, turkey, and gravy, they were convinced it was a good choice. I don’t always have the right bread to make a grilled Turkey dinner sandwich or the cheese curd that is an essential ingredient to make a Turkey dinner poutine, so I was looking for another option of how to use up my leftover dressing. When I came across the butternut squash, I thought it would probably be very good stuffed with the leftover dressing. I noticed that we had a lot of walnuts in the pantry and thought this would be a good place to use some of them, too. The sailing season is almost over, and I didn’t want to leave them over the winter.
I love where inspiration comes from and how it can lead you in a direction you may not usually reach on your own. The stuffed butternut squash was such a positive experi- ence that I will add it to the tried-and-true recipes I like to cook for my crew.
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