You Have to Try Nisha Vora’s Delicious Butternut Squash Recipes

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Nikoleta P
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Butternut squash is one of the most popular dishes of the season, and Instagram is overflowing with amazing recipes right now. Some of them were shared by Nisha Vora, the founder of food blog Rainbow Plant Life, and we’re bringing you the best ones so far.

Cheesy Baked Butternut Squash

Stuffed foods are often made with cheesy toppings, and that’s the case with this delicious dish. Vora uses vegan cheese, baby spinach, and farro grains to bring this recipe to life, but you can also go with regular cheese if you still haven’t embraced the plant-based lifestyle.

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This Cheesy Baked Butternut Squash was a hit with you all during the holidays 🥳 but just because the holidays are over, doesn’t mean this dish is saying goodbye. Because it is still cold, and as long as it’s cold, it is comfort food season in my book. ⁣ ⁣ But it’s also January, and I know you’re trying to eat healthy, so I’ll just remind you that eating this dish means you’re eating butternut squash and whole grains, so it’s a win-win👌🏽⁣ ⁣ This recipe is one of 20 recipes that I rounded up for #Veganuary (it’s number 12 on the list)! Click the link in my bio for the full roundup or my Story Highlights called “Veganuary.”⁣ ⁣ And if you want to see the delicious vegan omelette sandwich I made for breakfast today, I am showing you a little behind-the-scenes in my Stories today! ⁣ ⁣ https://www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog/20-easy-vegan-recipes-for-veganuary

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Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash

If the previous recipe doesn’t seem complex enough for you, you can test your baking skills with this one. In addition to butternut squash and basic condiments, you’ll also need quinoa, kale, and vegan sausage, made with plant-based meat.

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New recipe 💫 Vegan Sausage, Kale and Quinoa Stuffed Butternut Squash! Made with plant-powered ingredients, which you can find at your local @aldiusa! #sponsored One of my goals as a recipe developer is to share how rewarding, non-restrictive, and delicious a vegan diet can be, and this recipe is a perfect example. Roasted, nutty butternut squash gets stuffed with a mixture of vegan sausage, quinoa, and kale, then drizzled with a flavorful and creamy garlic sauce and baked until bubbly. It’s hearty and indulgent, yet made with good-for-you plant goodness, so it’s a win-win. And you can grab all of the ingredients (even organic ones!) at an affordable price at your nearest @aldiusa! #ALDILove To get the recipe: 🔹Tap the link in my bio (@rainbowplantlife) >> then click on this exact photo. 🔸Or, swipe up in my Story highlights called “Stuffed Squash.”

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Wild Rice Stuffed Squash

If you want to enjoy many different textures and flavors in a single dish, this wild rice stuffed squash is the way to go. Rice really brings out the best in butternut squash and perfectly balances out all the spices and seeds in this dish.

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’Tis the season for stuffed squash! I have three different recipes for stuffed butternut squash on the blog (a fourth coming soonish, you might have seen a sneak peek if you peeped my Stories over the weekend). They make such a hearty main course or a crowd pleasing side dish for fall dining, whether you’re hosting a holiday meal or whipping up something special for date night. This version is my Wild Rice Stuffed Squash. It’s classy and packed with a delightful array of textures and flavors. Roasted squash gets filled with a grain salad made with wild rice for an earthy heartiness, sauteed shallots and garlic, basil and parsley for herbaceous freshness, pine nuts for a buttery bite, dried cranberries for chewy sweetness, pomegranate seeds for that crisp crunch factor, and orange zest for a sweet zingy finish. Drizzle with tahini for a rich nuttiness that is the perfect bridge between all these ingredients. I prefer this recipe with butternut squash, but you can also make it with acorn squash. 👉🏽To get the RECIPE, you can do one of many things: 🔸Tap the link my bio >> click this exact photo. 🔹Swipe up in my Story highlights called “Blog recipes” 🔸Visit my blog (linked in my bio) and search “wild rice” ⁣ https://www.rainbowplantlife.com/blog/vegan-wild-rice-stuffed-squash

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