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Healthy Butternut Squash Fries Recipe

September 6, 2017 By Kelli Miller 21 Comments

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There comes a time in all of our lives where our metabolism slows down and our bellies get bigger.  It is nature and just part of life.

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

Specialty Ingredients:

The following ingredients are affiliate links on Amazon because they may be a bit hard to find in your normal store.  I wanted you to be able to see exactly which things we are using.

  • Images of Butternut Squash
  • PAM Olive Oil

Reminder, not all ingredients are linked above, just the ones that may be a bit difficult to find or that you might be unsure of what to look for.

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

More Easy and Healthy Side Ideas:

Healthy Brussels Sprouts Recipes

Simple Carrot Salad

Healthy Roasted Hawaiian Medley

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

More Squash Recipes:

Two Cheese Squash Casserole

15 Spaghetti Squash Recipes

Roasted Squash Recipe

From Minnie:  Hooo-eeey, these are delicious!  So good that there is no way anyone would ever know that they are so very healthy!  These are definitely going on our list of foods that we have very often!

From Kelli:  Try it with Bacon Salt for an amazing alternative!

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

Make a meal of it:

Main: Minnie’s Mini Meatloaf

Side: Butternut Squash Fries

Side: Cool Cabbage Slaw

Dessert: Low Calorie Cookies

If you are a french fry junkie like me, you will need to supplement your greasy craving for a healthier version of fries!  This is where these delicious and Healthy Butternut Squash Fries come in!

Healthy Butternut Squash Fries Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Check out these Healthy Butternut Squash Fries!

Ingredients

  • 1 - 2 pound butternut squash
  • PAM Spray Olive Oil
  • Salt

Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.


    Peel and cut the squash into long, thin french fry shapes (roughly 1/3″ thick).


    In a large bowl, spray and toss the squash with PAM, using your hands to evenly coat each one. Lay them on a wire rack set on top of a foil-lined baking sheet and salt them generously.


    Bake for about 40 minutes, flipping halfway through for even crispness. Serve immediately with extra salt and ketchup.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 121Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 155mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 7gSugar: 4gProtein: 2g

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Filed Under: Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: butternut squash, french fries, fries, fries recipe, fry, healthy, mins, olive oil, Recipe, Recipes, squash

About Kelli Miller

My husband (Ricky) of 20 years, our three wild and wonderfully different boys, five totally spoiled little dogs, a plethora of wild cats, and I live at Miller Manor! It is a 100 year old Colonial Style Farmhouse that is surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland, in a small town on the coast of Southern Alabama.

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen says

    December 8, 2017 at 2:47 pm

    Congratulations!
    Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week and will be pinned to our Featured Board. Thanks so much for sharing with us and enjoy your new Red Plate!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  2. Christine says

    November 30, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    These will totally help by satisfying cravings! Can’t wait to try! Found you through the Tasty Tuesday link up 🙂

    Reply
  3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    November 27, 2017 at 8:27 am

    ooohhh – these look so good! PINNED! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!

    Reply
    • Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

      November 27, 2017 at 8:31 am

      ok – well – wouldn’t let me pin. Said there was nothing pinnable on the page??

      Reply
      • Kelli Miller says

        November 27, 2017 at 8:49 am

        Weird! I tried ahaolgy, my pin button, a pin bookmarklet, and tailwind – all worked for me. What are you using to pin? 🙂 TY!!

        Reply
  4. Rebeca says

    February 18, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    How do you peel butternut squash? Or am I making something big out of something simple? Sounds great.

    Reply
    • Leslie Moyer says

      February 22, 2014 at 9:39 am

      Re: peeling butternut squash….. I try to choose butternut squash with a smaller round end and a longer neck. Then, I just cut off the round end and set it aside. (You can use it later as you might acorn squash.) Then I cut off the top of the squash (the end where the stem was attached). Then I set the prepared “neck” piece on one of its flat ends on a cutting board (making a tall “column”) and I slice the skin off in small sections down towards the cutting board. Make sense? If the neck is really long, you can cut it in half so that you have two columns, making it not so unwieldy.

      Reply
      • Kelli Miller says

        February 23, 2014 at 8:10 am

        Perfect explanation, you should write a guest post for me saying how to peel squash complete with pictures! 🙂

        Reply
    • Kelli Miller says

      February 23, 2014 at 8:55 am

      Hi Rebeca, if you scroll through the comments, one of my readers left a great explanation 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sinea Pies says

    February 13, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    Wow, had no idea they’d make delicious fries! Makes sense, sweet potatoes do. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
  6. barbara hauke says

    January 14, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    I use sweet potatoes 🙂

    Reply
  7. Miz Helen says

    June 10, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your great recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a wonderful week.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  8. Susie @Bowdabra says

    June 8, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Hey there! Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up your yummy recipe! Stop by again next week and link up another awesome project!

    Have a great week!
    Susie@bowdabra
    http://bowdabrablog.com

    Reply
  9. Badgertails says

    June 7, 2013 at 8:21 am

    This looks an amazing idea! Definitely going to try it. Thanks for the inspiration! b_t x

    Reply
  10. Brooke says

    June 7, 2013 at 8:20 am

    These sound great ! And you have so many other yummy squash recipes it looks like. I LOVE squash, and I always need new ways to use it. Thanks so much ! Have a wonderful weekend!

    Reply
  11. Gina says

    June 4, 2013 at 9:17 am

    Never thought about doing this. My kids and I would love this!
    Gina

    Reply
  12. Sylvia Phillips says

    June 12, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Hello, I saw your link on TGIF. This may just be one way of preparing squash that even I will like! I will def be looking through your site!

    Reply
  13. Maria says

    June 5, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    What a great idea for fries! I’ve never used butternut squash to make them, but love the sound of this!!!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Athena@Life'sAbundant Adventures says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    Boy do I have a couple of Butternut Squash with this recipe’s name on them!! Thanks for sharing! Pinning!

    Reply
  15. Stacy @Stacy Makes Cents says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:24 am

    I made some like these last year, but I forgot all about it. Thanks for the reminder! 🙂
    Visiting from Tuesdays at the Table.

    Reply
    • Kelli says

      June 5, 2012 at 8:48 am

      Glad to have refreshed your memory 🙂

      Reply

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