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Grilled Butternut Squash-Clean eating style

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Grilled squash, grilled butternut squash, Maegan Blinka, honey glazed butternut squash, healthy dinner side, clean eating,

One of my favorite things of fall is all the winter squash! Squash is easily one of my favorite veggies. But…confession time – I usually cheat and buy the cubed butternut squash from the grocery store!!! Its just so dang hard to cut those things in half! But, I had been staring at this little guy on my counter for over a week so I figured it was time to brave it! I solicited some ideas from my facebook friends on some yummy recipes and although there were quite a few impressive sounding ideas…I couldn’t pass up the grilled option given we were sitting on a very unseasonably warm late October day!

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • Butternut Squash
  • 1/4 – 1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2-3 TBS Honey

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Grilled squash, grilled butternut squash, Maegan Blinka, honey glazed butternut squash, healthy dinner side, clean eating,

Steps for making grilled butternut squash

  1. Wash the butternut squash thoroughly
  2. Add the balsamic vinegar to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for about 5 minutes and add honey
  3. Slice the squash in half so you have two even bottoms to work with and peel off the outside
  4. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat
  5. Cut each half into slices and then steam in a microwave safe bowl with about 1-2″ of water for 4 minutes
  6. Grill approximately 5-6 minutes each side, depending on the thickness of your slices, brushing with honey & balsamic glaze
  7. Enjoy!

 

I also think this would be good with some brown sugar or cinnamon and a little olive oil! Get creative – try something new!

Tonight I served it with grilled chicken and steamed broccoli! YUM!!!!

 

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