One of my favorite things to do is create new and fun recipes using ingredients you wouldn’t normally use. Sometimes you just never know what you may come up with. I am so excited to announce that as a new brand partner with Sun Chips I was sent a number of products to experiment with. From making crispy chicken strips for the kiddos I can think of so many fun ways to use Sun Chips into my favorite family dishes including this butternut squash recipe. I make a butternut squash puree which is very easy to make.I think it pairs perfectly with pasta for a cozy fall meal.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups butternut squash puree
- 2 cups of celery
- 1 small onion
- 4 tbsp of butter
- sea salt
- pepper
- garlic salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar
I started out with the whole squash, I prefer to buy organic veggies but squash is one of those value veggies. You get a lot for a little! First I peeled the squash which it has a tough skin so it does take some work to do. I then cut it in half and scooped out the inside.
Since I wanted to roast the squash I also wanted it to take on a sweet flavor. I used some simple brown sugar and sprinkled it over the squash.
Preheat Oven: 375 degrees
Bake for 35 minutes until soft. I flipped them over half way through.
While this is roasting chop your celery and onion.
I then cooked both the onion and celery to soften them in butter. Once they were done I added the 2 1/2 cups squash puree and all of the ingredients to my blender. You can use any appliance you have to blend I just used my blender since I know it will evenly smooth out the ingredients.
For this recipe I roast the butternut squash and onion and celery and blend it all together. I added 1/2 cup of Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar to this mix. It adds a little texture and thickens up this mix a little for a thicker pasta sauce.
Add to cooked pasta and you have a delicious meal!
I made a simple organic pasta and homemade bread to go with it. I also like to use the same chips to bread chicken to have crispy chicken to go with the pasta. My kiddos just love crispy chicken!
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Their great with a sandwich at lunchtime.
I love packing Sun Chips in my lunch for work. I prefer the original or cheddar with my sandwich.
Sun chips go great with a sandwich at lunch time. Thanks for this contest!
I like them as a late night snack!
Sunchips can be an alternative to potato chips on casseroles
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I think they would be great to scoop up a taco salad. I usually just eat them as a side with a sandwich for lunch.
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I would crumble the Harvest Cheddar on soups instead of crackers
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I like using doritos in taco salad so it would be neat to try these instead.
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thanks for the butternut squash recipes. I have one and I didn’t know what to do with it.
I crush chips into my chili.
The cheddar ones would taste great crushed and mixed with bacon and cheese on chicken.
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I never even though of cooking with Sun Chips…I always just eat them right out of the bag!
These would be great on top of a Taco Casserole. Right now I just eat them out of the bag as a snackj.
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Sun Chips are a great snack for breaks at work.
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