Thursday, March 10, 2011

Butternut Squash Fries

This is a great alternative to deep-fried potatoes.  These fries are slightly sweet, slightly spicy, and oven-baked for a nice roasted flavor.  One more good thing about these fries is that they are only 1 point per serving on Weight Watchers!!!

Ingredients:
Olive oil cooking spray
1 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded, long "neck" cut into sixteen 3/4 inch-thick sticks
1 tsp. table salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder
Preheat oven to 450.  Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.  Arrange squash fries on prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and chili powder; liberally coat with cooking spray.
Roast, turning once, until desired crispness, about 18 minutes.

NOTE:  Start with a large squash.  You will end up using about 1 lb of squash and have the bulb" of the squash left over. 

We enjoyed the squash fries with Mahi-Mahi and sauteed spinach!

4 comments:

  1. OH WOW!!! never heard or tried Butternut Squash Fries, but these are a must try. I love sweet potato fries. THANKS!!! for sharing this idea.

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  2. I've had sweet potato friends, but not squash. I love squash and always looking for new recipes for it. I'll have to try the fries sometime. Thanks for the recipe.

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  3. I can't wait to try these. I have always loved sweet potato fries. They look wonderful:)

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  4. One point, that's great! They look good!

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