Baked Butternut Squash

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Ingredients

  • 1butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • water
  • 1 tablespoon butter, divided
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

    • Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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  • Step 2

    Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9×13 baking dish. Pour water into dish around squash halves.

  • Step 3

    Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove. Top squash halves with butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

    • Cook's Note:

    To cook a large squash takes 90 minutes. If you have a smaller squash, adjust the baking time.

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