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Home » Family Meals » Baked Butternut Squash Risotto

Baked Butternut Squash Risotto

October 12, 2019 by Ciara Attwell, Updated September 20, 2022

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A delicious recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto, made with just a handful of simple and in season ingredients and baked in the oven. The easiest risotto recipe you’ll ever make!

This post is sponsored by Learning Resources

baked butternut squash risotto served in a white bowl

This week I’ve teamed up with Learning Resources, the Award Winning Online Retailer specialising in Educational Toys, Games and Learning Aids For Children.

As part of their current food education campaign, Learning Resources have produced a fantastic infographic to help kids learn more about growing their own fruit and vegetables at home or at school.

Using some of our favourite fruit and veg, Learning Resources will take you through when exactly to plants the seeds, where to plant them and the best time for harvesting. Along with lots of facts about how these fruits and veggies benefit our bodies.

Farm Together Infographic

Inspired by all this information I’ve decided to make a family meal that’s not only really tasty but super easy too. A delicious Butternut Squash Risotto that’s baked in the oven. Perfect for busy parents!

Butternut Squash is of course in season at the moment and is widely associated with this harvest time of year.

To compliment the squash I’m also adding some fresh thyme. Fresh herbs are a great and easy way to get kids growing their own.

At this time of year I tend to only grow them inside but once the weather warms up you can create a dedicated herb patch in your garden.

child watering indoor herb pots

STEP 1

Peel the butternut squash and chop it into small bite sized pieces.

butternut squash peeled and chopped on a chopping board

STEP 2

Add the squash tin to an oven dish with some olive oil and sprigs of thyme on top.

butternut squash in a roasting tin with olive oil and fresh thyme

STEP 3

In a large oven proof dish add oil, chopped onion, garlic, more thyme and risotto rice.

oil, chopped onion, garlic, thyme and risotto rice in an oven proof dish

STEP 4

Pour in the white wine and the hot vegetable stock.

white wine and hot vegetable stock added to the oven proof dish

STEP 5

Put both dishes into the oven at 200c and bake for 25-30 minutes until the risotto has absorbed all that liquid and the rice is fully cooked.

Then stir in the butter and grated parmesan.

butter and grated parmesan stirred into the cooked risotto rice in the oven proof dish

STEP 6

Finally mix in the cooked cubes of butternut squash and it’s ready to serve!

cooked butternut squash added to the cooked risotto mixture in the oven proof dish

And that’s it. A delicious and warming in-season recipe, perfect for the cold evenings that’s quick and easy to make.

Storage Instructions

This risotto is best eaten immediately. However it can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours or frozen too.

For more inspiration and help on growing your own fruit and vegetables below be sure to check out Learning Resource’s infographic.

close up of the finished baked butternut squash risotto served in a white bowl

If you try my risotto recipe please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

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Baked Butternut Squash Risotto


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  • Author: Ciara Attwell
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: Italian
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A delicious recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto, made with just a handful of simple and in season ingredients and baked in the oven. The easiest risotto recipe you’ll ever make!


Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 medium butternut squash
  • handful of fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 300g risotto rice
  • 100ml white wine
  • 800ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 50g grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Peel the butternut squash and chop it into small bite sized pieces.
  2. Add the squash to an oven tray with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a few sprigs of thyme on top.
  3. To a large oven proof dish add the remaining oil, onion, garlic, more thyme (removed from the sprigs) and risotto rice.
  4. Pour in the white wine and the vegetable stock and mix well.
  5. Put both dishes into the oven at 200c and bake for 25-30 minutes until the risotto has absorbed all that liquid and the rice is full cooked. Then stir in some butter and grated parmesan.
  6. Finally mix in the cooked cubes of squash and it’s ready to serve!

Notes

  • This risotto is best eaten immediately. However it can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours or frozen too.
1 Serving5135.7 g238.7 mg14.1 g4.9 g87.7 g5.4 g11.2 g

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    June 23, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Delish! Thank you for this ‘no fuss’ easy peasy risotto that is so tasty. Only my youngest of 9 didn’t enjoy because he’s not a fan of butternut squash. The rest of the family loved it! Will be cooking again for sure!

    ★★★★★

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  2. Tamra says

    March 24, 2021 at 8:14 pm

    Have been meaning to come back and comment on this recipe for ages. It’s so so good! We sometimes add a bit of chorizo to it which works really well. Super tasty!

    ★★★★★

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  3. Isla says

    January 30, 2020 at 12:15 pm

    YUM!!! This recipe is now a firm family favourite. We added a bit of chorizo to ours and it is delicious. So tasty but really easy to make. Thanks Ciara! xxx

    ★★★★★

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  4. Alyce says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:53 am

    Wonderful recipe I will be making this again

    ★★★★★

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