9 Cozy Butternut Squash Recipes That Aren’t Soup

I go wild with a small butternut squash when fall arrives, digging through squash displays to find the heaviest (i.e. the ripest and sweetest), rapping my knuckles against the tough exterior to get that telltale hollow sound. Although I love a creamy butternut squash soup (I make mine with a sprinkle of curry powder), more often than not, I put butternut squash at the forefront of my favorite fall dishes—in stews and braises, in pastas with browned butter and sage, and roasted alongside Brussels sprouts.

Butternut squash is so versatile that it’s a shame to confine it simply to soup, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite butternut squash-centric recipes to inspire you to give the sweet, earthy, orange-fleshed vegetable a starring role in your fall menus. With a wide range of dishes including warm and hearty Korean breakfast porridge, creamy butternut squash mac and cheese and spectacular Hasselback roasted butternut squash, these recipes will make butternut squash a staple on your grocery list all season and beyond.