Name: Slow Cooker Butternut Squash
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 240 min
Ingredients: 1 Butternut Squash

Slow cooker butternut squash is very simple to make. Learn how to make crockpot butternut squash in just a few easy steps. Easily turn this into a delicious & nutritious side dish that compliments any meal.

This vibrant orange squash has become quite popular over the past couple of years, for good reason. Butternut squash is one of the most common varieties of winter squash. Interestingly enough, the squash is actually grown in the summer, harvested in the fall, and is continued to be sold throughout the winter months due to the thick hard exterior.

Two hands removing the flesh from a butternut squash that was cooked in a crockpot.

Ingredients

1 Butternut Squash

Instructions

Place the whole butternut squash into the slow cooker
Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours
Carefully remove squash from slow cooker, slice in half
Remove seeds
Scoop out insides or dice into squares
Serve plain, or top with butter and salt

A whole butternut squash placed in a black crockpot.

A whole butternut squash shown in a black crockpot after cooking.

Two hands removing the seeds with a spoon from a butternut squash that was cooked in a crockpot.

Butternut Squash Nutrition Info:

Butternut squash is low in calories and is a good source of dietary fiber.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family may have the highest about of vitamin A – or 354% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA).

This vibrant orange squash is rich in the B-complex group of vitamins including folate, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, thiamin, and pantothenic acid and contains adequate levels of the minerals iron, zinc, copper, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus.
You can eat butternut squash seeds just as you would pumpkin seeds! They are an excellent source of dietary fiber and mono-unsaturated fatty acids that benefit heart health. Also, they are rich in protein, minerals, and numerous health-benefiting vitamins. The seeds are an excellent source of health-promoting amino acid, tryptophan. Tryptophan converts to health benefiting GABA neurochemical in the human brain.

Dietitian Tip: Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant and an essential vitamin for healthy eyesight.

More recipes with Butternut squash

This squash can be used in so many ways, from soups and stews to pasta, one-pan dinners, blended into meats such as meatloaf, or just plain topped with a bit of butter.

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A hand using a spoon to scoop the insides from a cooked butternut squash sliced in half.

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