Recipe: Tasty Bacon Beef Butternut Squash

Bacon Beef Butternut Squash. Then to "top" it off, caramelized onions in balsamic vinegar and it is heavenly. Hope you enjoy as much as we did since we ate the whole squash with everything else. This frittata tastes just as good for dinner as it does for weekend brunch.

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Ingredients of Bacon Beef Butternut Squash

It's 1 of Butternut Squash.
You need 1 lb of ground beef.
Prepare 3 small of onions.
You need 1 of stock celery.
It's 6 slice of nitrite free bacon.
It's 3 tsp of cinnamon.
You need 1 of himalayan sea salt and ground black pepper.
It's 1 dash of balsamic vinegar.

This bowl has everything I want to eat on a chilly fall night. I used a raw aged cheddar cheese on top, but you can also go with your favorite cheese, or remain cheese-less. Let's dive in to how to make this crowd-pleasing breakfast! Every holiday season I share a few side dishes, with at least one or two of them being a vegetable dishes.

Bacon Beef Butternut Squash instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cut butternut squash in half and scoop out stringy bits and seeds. Place squash in pyrex baking pan with 1" water and cook for an hour. (More or less depending on size of squash.).
Chop 2 onions and celery. Set aside 3rd onion for later..
Cook 6 slices of bacon in cast iron skillet. Remove and let cool before crumbling in separate bowl..
Cook beef in bacon fat, salt and pepper to taste. Put in bowl with bacon and mix..
Cook chopped onion and celery in skillet with bacon/beef fat. Place in bowl with bacon and beef..
Pull the butternut squash out and allow to cool. Scoop soft squash into the bowl with bacon, beef, onion, and celery. Mix and add cinnamon, salt and pepper. Scoop back into butternut squash shells. And allow to bake 20 minutes longer..
Slice remaining onion. Toss in skillet and cook until soft. Add a dash of balsamic vinegar and allow to caramelize..
Toss caramelized onions on top of stuffed squash and serve..

The past few years, I shared recipes for collard greens, southern green beans, and even creamed corn. Thanks for reminding me how delicious it is. I definitely must recreate the recipe soon! Plus tips for roasting winter squash. You might be tempted to skip the main dish and just eat this for dinner, and I can guarantee you that you'll be sneaking pieces of it off the pan as soon as it comes out of the oven.