7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

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on October 5, 2015
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Squash is good for a lot more than decorating—with a little gussying up, it makes a marvelous weeknight meal. To celebrate the season, our friends at PureWow present seven hearty and delicious seasonal squash recipes you’ll fall for.

Fall Couscous

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

Stan Lee/Roadside Eats

Dried cranberries, crunchy pumpkin seeds and chunks of caramelized butternut squash jazz up this healthy grain.

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Squash Blossoms

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

The Delicious Life

Southerly regions still have these delicate flowers in season–so stuff them with ricotta cheese right away!

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Acorn Squash Bowls

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

The Sprouted Kitchen

Baked gourds become edible bowls filled with coconut-milk-laced quinoa salad.

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Ratatouille

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Summer squash, zucchini and eggplant are layered with tomato puree in this intoxicating classic Italian dish

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Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

Pascal Shirley

The squash–not cheddar cheese–is what gives this healthy dish its orange sauce.

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Squash Gratin

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

Food Network

Butternut and kabocha are baked right in the skillet with chicken broth, bread crumbs, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese.

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Butternut Squash Risotto

7 Easy Seasonal Squash Recipes

Food Network

Pancetta, white wine and Parmesan cheese–along with lots of added chicken stock–create a delicious (and delightfully sleep-inducing) fall meal.

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