Sweet and Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe

Since starting the Paleo diet, I have tried and eaten WAY more vegetables than I ever have before. My favorite right now is butternut squash. I first tasted this delicious vegetable at Thanksgiving. My husbands aunt and uncle brought it and it was the BEST thing I ever tasted, but so not Paleo friendly. So shortly after Thanksgiving, I bought a butternut squash to see if I liked it without the brown sugar, butter and Rice Krispies cereal. Good news, I did!

I was in Costco the other day and I saw that they sell butternut squash already cut up into little 1 inch cubes. I had to buy it and do something with it. Initially I was thinking about making mashed butternut squash, but then I decided to roast it. It turned out so good!

Sweet and Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash

Ingredients

• Butternut squash, cut into 1 inch cubes
• Cayenne Pepper, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
•  Olive oil

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Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 450°F. Take a baking sheet with sides and cover with foil (makes cleanup so much easier).
2. Place your squash cubes in a large bowl. Spritz with olive oil (I like to use my Misto…it’s seriously the best thing ever! I promise!). Take your salt, pepper and cayenne pepper and sprinkle your desired amount into the bowl and thoroughly mix the butternut sqush, making sure it’s evenly coated with the seasonings.
3. Spread the butternut squash cubes onto the baking sheet and place in the oven for 40-50 minutes. Halfway through, check on the squash and flip them over.
4. Remove from the oven and enjoy!

So so GOOD!

The squash is naturally a bit sweet, so when you add the spicy cayenne pepper it’s the perfect combination! And the nice thing is, this recipe is 100% Paleo! While the butternut squash recipe I tried at Thanksgiving was delicious, I can’t eat it all the time, for obvious reasons, but this recipe…I could have this every single day and feel absolutely ZERO guilt!

If you are looking for a great main dish meal to go with this side, I served this Balsamic Pork Roast. Soooo good!!