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When you think oven roasted butternut squash do you think sweet or savory? I feel like the initial thought is to go with sweet but this savory roasted butternut squash recipe is so good you may never go back to cinnamon again. This is what happens when you try new things and think outside the box with it comes to food. You can discover amazing new flavors that work beautifully together.

Easy Savory Squash Recipe 

What You Will Need (Full Printable Recipe Available Below)

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs butternut squash, cubed  
• 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
• 2 Tbsp avocado oil 
• 1 tsp oregano 
• 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/8 tsp chipotle powder
• pinch of sea salt & pepper to taste

How to Make Amazing Savory Oven Roasted Butternut Squash

Ingredients:

As always, let’s start by gathering our ingredients. When choosing veggies I always aim for organic. The same goes for herbs and spices.

If you struggle with cutting, peeling and cubing your butternut squash feel free to get the package of butternut squash that’s already cubed. Theres no shame in letting someone else do the work for you when it comes to that stuff. I won’t tell 😉

Preparing Your Butternut Squash Cubes

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Whichever route you take for this savory roasted butternut squash recipe aim for 1.5 lbs of butternut squash cubes, and place in a large bowl.
• Slice your onion into thin half moons. Then add to the bowl with the squash.
• Mix the squash and onion and add the avocado oil. This helps the herbs stick nicely to the butternut squash.
• Next, you can go ahead and add the herbs: oregano, smoked paprika, chipotle powder, and sea salt. This seasoning for butternut squash is the only way I will make squash from here on out. 
• Toss to combine. Its this easy to prepare butternut squash!
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread your prepared savory butternut squash out on the sheet.

How to Roast Squash in the Oven 

Place the butternut squash and sliced onions in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. When you remove your savory squash from the oven the cubes should be fork tender.

Savory Roasted Squash

Enjoy your healthy roasted squash.

This savory oven roasted butternut squash makes the perfect side dish to almost any meal.  

I like to say that this savory oven roasted butternut squash recipe makes about 6 servings, but lets face it, I can finish it myself in much less.

If you happen to end up with leftovers this savory squash pairs beautifully alongside eggs in the morning with a half of an avocado.

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