Flamin' Hot Butternut Squash Fries

As winter approaches, we all want a little more warmth and love coming from the oven.
The beautiful produce of the summer is gone, and we are left with carrots and parsnips and squash and brussles sprouts... and really nothing that jumps out as exciting.

Let's be honest... we can only have roasted vegetables so many times before we want to yank out our eyeballs.... WELL... these fries are going to change your mindset about roasted vegetables this winter. 

A little sweet, a little spicy, and a whole lot of perfection. 

Nothing like the typical winter veggie roast, this will be exactly the heat that your cold evening is looking for.



Flamin' Hot Butternut Squash Fries
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 1 hour

 Ingredients: 
1 large butternut squash
1/2 - 1 tablespoon olive oil (just enough to barely coat, will depend on the size of your squash)
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4-1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper (less is more... and more is SPICY)
sprinkle of sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Peel squash, and use a very sharp knife to cut off the ends of the squash. Slice it in half, spoon out seeds and moosh (which I'm sure there is a real name for... but that's not important), and slice french fry sized pieces of squash. 

 ((make your fries as thick or thin as you want, just remember that the thicker they are the longer you have to wait to enjoyyyyyy them!))

3. Toss the fries into a large mixing bowl, drizzle with olive oil. Mix to coat. Sprinkle on the garlic powder, ground cayenne powder and sea salt, mix again.

4. Spread on baking sheet, and bake at 425 for 15 minutes, flip them and bake for another 15 minutes... continue on this way until they are nice and browned and beautiful :D

 

Spicy, carmelized, and best of all... HEALTHY!

Take that, Winter.