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Butternut Squash Casserole Recipe – Oma's Butternutkürbis-Auflauf
This squash casserole recipe shows how to cook butternut squash with tomatoes and blue cheese. Yes, an unusual dish - yet so delicious! German? No. Good? Absolutely!

- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 pounds butternut squash, cubed
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, whole
- ½ red onion, in wedges
- ⅓ to ½ pound blue cheese, crumbled
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2
In a 9x12-inch baking dish, put butternut squash cubes on the bottom. Cover with whole cherry tomatoes. Cover that with red onion wedges.
- 3
Drizzle all over with olive oil.
- 4
Bake, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or until the squash is cooked.
- 5
Remove from oven. Sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 6
Season with salt and pepper, as needed.