{"id":582,"date":"2015-01-20T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2018-02-11T01:47:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T01:47:12","slug":"tender-roasted-potatoes-butternut-squash-melty-cheddar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/tender-roasted-potatoes-butternut-squash-melty-cheddar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tender Roasted Potatoes and Butternut Squash (with melty cheddar)."},"content":{"rendered":"

A lonely butternut squash had been sitting on the counter for a few days, and I was\u00a0planning to roast some vegetables to go with pork tenderloin<\/a> for dinner. I was going to chop\u00a0a few things up, toss them with olive oil and salt and pepper and throw them in the oven, but as I was cutting up the squash I started thinking about a potato dish that I hadn’t made in a few years. I decided to try it with the\u00a0butternut squash mixed in to health-ify things, figuring the caramelized onion and cheese would help the squash along. But instead – the squash made the whole thing ten times better – the sweet and salty combination was so, so good. I don’t think I can go back to the potatoes-only version!<\/p>\n

Peel the squash\u00a0and dice it up, scooping out the seeds and stringy stuff. Scrub and dice a couple of potatoes. Thinly slice an onion.<\/p>\n

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Put the veggies into a 9×13 pan, and drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle on salt, garlic powder, and chili powder. Toss it around right in the pan!<\/p>\n

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The veggies roast in a hot oven (450 degrees!) for 25 minutes. Stir and let them roast for another 10 minutes or until they’re tender. Some of the onions may get pretty brown, and that’s okay!<\/p>\n

Grated sharp cheddar cheese (or parmesan…or asiago, mmm) is totally optional, but takes the salty part of salty\/sweet to the next level. (I mean, do I really need to convince you that cheese makes this amazing??)<\/p>\n

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The dish needs just a couple of minutes in the oven so the cheese can melt down over the veggies. Perfection!<\/p>\n

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Even my littlest one got to taste some squash!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Is this her first blog appearance?? She hangs out in her pjs a lot, too. This is her first veggie!<\/em><\/p>\nPrint<\/a>

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