This is a very simple recipe that I learned to make when I lived in Germany. The family I was a nanny for was HUGE on clean eating, even though they didn’t know to call it that. So quite a few of my recipes on this site are recipes I learned to cook while I lived with them for almost a year. It was a fabulous time in my life.
Thankfully, I was smart enough to write down all those recipes. And that’s saying something for my teenage years!
Hope you enjoy it!
(Recipe updated: 12/20/10)
Ingredients
1 butternut squash (any size)
Olive oil
Garlic powder
Marjoram
Parsley
Onion Powder
Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions
Step 1 – Cut the squash in half.
Step 2 – Clean out the seeds, peel and slice to about 1/4 inch thickness. You can leave them like this, or chop them as I did in the photo at the top of this post.
Step 3 – Lay out the individual pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Step 4 – Using an oil sprayer, spray the squash with a very light coat of olive oil. Then liberally sprinkle the herbs and spices over the squash.
Step 5 – Bake at 350 degrees F. until soft (about 30 minutes).
If you are really watching your fat intake, skip the olive oil and sprinkle lightly with lemon juice instead.
Enjoy!
Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1/2 squash = 450 g (data figured using olive oil)
Calories: 242
Total Fat: 5 gm
Saturated Fats: 1 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 0 gm
Sodium: 18 mg
Carbohydrates: 53 gm
Dietary fiber: 9 gm
Sugars: 10 gm
Protein: 5 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 16
Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help. (With close supervision, of course)
Kids can lay the pieces of squash out on the baking sheet, spray the oil and sprinkle the herb salt over the squash.
Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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