You don't want to miss this Butternut Squash Quinoa Casserole! This easy dish takes just 20 minutes of hands on time, and is perfect for weeknight meals.

A savory side dish from pitmaster Chris Lilly. Drizzled with chiminchurri dressing and a sprinkle of goat cheese, it just might steal the spotlight!

Butternut Squash Spinach Skillet - tasty, healthy, nutritious, vegan, and ready in just 20 minutes. You'll LOVE the flavors of pan-fried butternut squash.

Sneak some veggies into your kids meal with this delicious Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe. Great for toddlers and baby weaning too!

This baked butternut squash is made in the oven with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar to create an easy fall side dish that takes almost no prep. We love easy butternut squash in the oven with roast dinner! #spendwithpennies #squash #bakedbuternutsquash #roastedsquash #butternutsquash #easybutternutsquash #ovenbakedsquash #bakedsquash

Food Network has delicious and healthy sides for every night of the week, including lightened-up mashed potatoes and hearty grains like quinoa.

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe | Vitamix

Make your childhood favorite dish into your new favorite meal with this baked mac and cheese recipe. Made with butternut squash, mozzarella, cheddar, muenster and semisoft cheese, this butternut squash mac and cheese is guaranteed to be a hit for adults and kids alike.

Substitute Grana Padano cheese for Parmesan if desired. You can cube butternut squash a food processor with the pommes frites (french fry) cutter and then just pulse it one or two times with a regular blade.

Don’t get us wrong, we love hummus — but this humble, little legume can do so much more! With these recipes (and a few cans of chickpeas from your pantry) you can make falafel, vegetarian mains, gluten-free pizza, a crispy, salty snack, vegan crab cakes and more!

Wild rice -- a healthy whole grain -- adds a delightfully toothsome texture to this butternut squash side dish. Before you purchase, peel and chop a whole squash, check your produce department for packaged, ready-to-use cubed squash (it makes this dish a breeze).

Squash for dessert? Oh, yes! Sugar-and butter-laced slices.

Zucchini isn't the only squash you can turn into noodles! Use your spiralizer to make butternut squash noodles, then serve with ricotta cheese and fresh sage.

This has become a must-have at Thanksgiving. It's so good it tastes like it could be dessert! Even people who don't usually like squash change their mind after trying this. It's a delicious blend of different tastes and textures. I use buttercup squash, but acorn squash can also be used; Jonathan, Rome or other dry apples work best. It can also be made a day ahead of time--just add the cornflake topping and bake the next day.

When I die, I hope they carve these words on my headstone: She always found a way to add more vegetables. (It will be an enormous headstone, naturally.) I’m always looking for a way to add more vegetables to recipes, not only for health reasons, but also because I’m lazy. Why make a grain dish and a vegetable dish for dinner when I can combine them both into one bowl?