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    Home » Recipes » Main Course Recipes

    Roasted Squash with a Thai Squash Curry Filling

    Sep 23, 2013 | by Jennifer | Last Updated: Jul 4, 2021

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    This Roasted Squash with a Thai Squash Curry Filling is a delicious vegetarian squash curry. A wonderfully flavourful, vegetable rich meal.

    squash filled with Thai curry filling

    The wide variety of squash is one of the best things about Fall, with its bold colours (like the trees) and, like all squash, packed full of nutritious goodness, making it a perfect candidate for meatless Monday.

    For this vegetarian squash curry recipe, I started with colourful Carnival Squash. The squash are roasted in the oven until tender (but not so tender that they collapse). Meanwhile, cook up the Thai green curry filling, using squash that you cut out before roasting, along with a red chili pepper and lots of spinach. I made up the filling right after I put the squash in the oven, but didn't add the spinach. Once it was ready to that point, I turned the heat off and let it sit until the squash was roasted. This not only provides a break in the action, but gives the squash in the sauce a little more time to soften.

    Cook's Notes

    Once the squash was out of the oven and cooling, I re-heated the sauce and stirred in the spinach, cooking just until wilted. Spoon in to your roasted squash bowls and enjoy!

    I'm not sure this recipe is totally kid-friendly as written. The Thai curry filling, along with the red chili pepper pack a wee bit of a spicy punch. That said, when eaten with the roasted squash from "bowls", it's absolutely perfect. If you wanted to take that back the spice back a notch, you might use less curry paste and use a regular red pepper instead of a chili pepper.

    There is not a ton of squash in the filling. You could top it up with some more squash bought separately, but it's fine as is, as you will have the roasted squash from inside the squash bowls to eat, as well. If you do, cubed butternut squash would be a great choice for this dish. Also, feel free to switch out the green curry paste for red or yellow, as you like.

    squash filled with Thai curry filling

    squash filled with Thai curry filling

    Roasted Squash with Thai Curry Squash and Spinach Filling

    This is a great Meatless Monday dish, particularly in the Fall when squash are plentiful and cheap. Use your favourite curry paste - green, red or yellow.
    Author: Jennifer
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Main Course
    Servings 3 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 3 small Carnival squash, or similar sized squash
    • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
    • 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
    • 2 Tbsp Thai green curry paste, can use red or yellow curry paste
    • 13 oz can coconut milk , (I used full fat, but you can use lite, mixed with 2 tsp. cornstarch)
    • 1 Tbsp fish sauce
    • Juice from 1/2 a lime
    • Small piece of lemongrass , or 1/2 tsp. lemongrass paste
    • Basil or thai basil leaves
    • 1 small red chili pepper, core and seeds removed and diced (or you can use any red-coloured pepper)
    • 2 cups baby spinach leaves, packed
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 325° F. Cut the top off each squash and set aside. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds and fibrous pulp from the centre of each squash. Use a sharp knife to cut away the squash flesh around the top cut edge to leave a 1/2-inch rim and give a bowl shape to each squash. You're not going to have a ton. You could top it up with some more squash bought separately, but it's fine as is, as you will have the roasted squash from inside the squash bowls to eat, as well.
    • Roughly chop the flesh you have removed. Place the hollowed-out squashes and their lids onto a baking sheet (cut side down) and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until softened, but still retaining their shape (check regularly after 30 minutes, as baking time will vary depending on size of squash and how much flesh you cut away). Once out of the oven, flip large piece over so it's cut side up and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before filling.
    • Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the curry paste and pumpkin flesh and cook for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Pour the coconut milk over the mixture and stir to combine. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, lemongrass, basil and chili pepper.
    • Simmer for 15 minutes until the pumpkin flesh is tender. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir in the spinach. Cook until just wilted. Spoon the mixture into the centre of each squash and serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Sodium: 504mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3450IU | Vitamin C: 10.9mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 4.9mg

    Nutritional information provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon to make personal health decisions.

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
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    1. Brianna Peberdy says

      October 15, 2021 at 1:43 pm

      Could this be modified to do in a crockpot? Not the squash of course, but the soup filling?

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        October 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm

        Hi Brianna, I suppose it could, though I'm not sure the filling would benefit much from a long cooking. The filling only takes about 20 minutes on the stove-top, so it comes together pretty quickly.

        Reply
    2. Kathy says

      October 09, 2013 at 9:05 am

      What a beautiful soup! I love soup in the fall and this sounds perfect!

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        October 09, 2013 at 9:31 am

        Thanks so much, Kathy.

        Reply
    3. Neemarie says

      October 05, 2013 at 10:09 pm

      5 stars
      Loved this recipe! Modified it to make it my own by adding cubed chicken, baby bok choy instead of spinach, ginger/garlic paste, zucchini and some veg broth. Absolutely perfect!

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        October 06, 2013 at 8:02 am

        I love your modifications, Neemarie. So glad you enjoyed it.

        Reply
    4. Kurtis says

      September 28, 2013 at 7:02 pm

      Great post! Love your pics. The squash bowls are perfect! I'm always looking for new ways to eat squash and this looks delicious.

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        October 09, 2013 at 9:31 am

        Thanks Kurtis.

        Reply
    5. Sophie says

      September 26, 2013 at 2:23 pm

      So festive! I always wanted to know what people could do with these pretty squashes besides plop them on the mantel or use as a centerpiece. Bravo! And you are speaking my language with this Thai curry! Hello dinner parties -- great presentation :)

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        September 26, 2013 at 5:04 pm

        Thanks Sophie. I love squash and it's always a bonus when it can be tasty and pretty :)

        Reply
    6. Cheri | Kitchen Simplicity says

      September 25, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      These are sooo adorable! And, so brilliant to use the squash as soup bowls.

      I stumbled on your site via google. It's so beautiful I had to take a look around. Love your food philosophy and photography. :)

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        September 25, 2013 at 5:27 pm

        Thanks so much, Cheri. Happy to have found your site, as well!

        Reply
    7. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

      September 24, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      I love roasted squash and your curry filling is inspired!

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        September 24, 2013 at 5:14 pm

        Thanks Laura. We really enjoyed it (even the meat-loving husband :)

        Reply
    8. Deb says

      September 24, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      This is the most irresistible fall recipe I have seen this far! From the stunning colors of early autumn to the fragrant curry filling, just fabulous!

      Reply
      • Jennifer M says

        September 24, 2013 at 2:58 pm

        Thanks so much, Deb. It was so pretty in person, too. And of course, delicious :)

        Reply

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