Name: Spicy Butternut Squash with Bacon and Lime
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 3 slices bacon; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco, or to taste

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 2

Ingredients

1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

3 slices bacon

2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco, or to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Steam squash on a streamer rack set over boiling water, covered, until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Step 2
In a skillet cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp, reserving 2 teaspoons bacon fat.
Step 3
Crumble bacon into a bowl and toss with squash, juice, Tabasco, reserved bacon fat, and salt and pepper to taste.

TagsButternut Squash Squash Vegetable Bacon Cured Meat Meat Lime Citrus Fruit Side Dinner Dairy Free Gluten Free Nut Free 5 Ingredients or Fewer Steam Gourmet

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