Whole Butternut Squash In Slow Cooker. How to cook a whole butternut squash in the slow cooker. Inspired my Jamie Oliver, this is how to cook butternut squash in the slow cooker without any peeling and dicing. If you hate prepping butternut squash, then this is perfect for you.
Whole Butternut Squash In Slow Cooker
Whole butternut squash in the slow cooker became a thing for me long before we started Recipe This and was something, we loaded into the oven many years ago after seeing it on a Jamie Oliver cookery show.
In fact, when we started cooking whole butternut squash, we had our old slow cooker and it was a tiny one. I still have it now and use it as a food warmer mainly at Christmas.
It was given to us in 2004 and she owned it for 25 years before she gave it to us. We even brought it with us from England to Portugal when we moved here back in 2008.
The problem was, with the slow cooker being so small it barely fitted a butternut squash in it.
We would then wait until butternut squash was out of season and then place the tiny butternut squash in the slow cooker and it would fit.
Fast forward to 2019 and it feels like we finally own a slow cooker that is big enough for our addiction to whole butternut squash!
Jamie Oliver Butternut Squash
One question that food bloggers or people that like cooking get asked is who inspired you and what got you started in your cooking journey.
I always say my husband and Jamie Oliver. Aged 18 and moving in with my boyfriend, I could only cook a handful of things.
I could bake well but my cooking recipe list was limited. I lacked direction in the kitchen and for someone to show me how to cook.
I learnt from my boyfriend who was working as a chef back then, who is now my husband of more than 17 years.
He is also the advisor here on Recipe This for whenever our readers have cooking problems.
As well as learning from my husband I watched a lot of Jamie Oliver. Back then it was called Naked Chef and he showed people how to cook the basics. I bought all his books and have followed him ever since.
The hubby always showed little interest when I watched yet another cookery show. But when he saw Jamie Oliver baking butternut squash in the oven it had his attention.
The idea that you can throw a butternut squash in the oven and let it back like a baked potato was amazing and a new recipe we became obsessed with.
After a few tries we converted it to the slow cooker, which is what I am sharing with you today. Or if you prefer we also have our instant pot butternut squash which is much faster.
Can Butternut Squash Go In Slow Cooker?
Yes it can and butternut squash cooks perfectly in the slow cooker. But in many oven baked versions of whole butternut squash they will load it in whole.
However, its best to half your butternut squash for the slow cooker so that it fits and is perfectly cooked.
Easy Slow Cooker Butternut Squash
There are some things that I hate doing in the kitchen and because I married a chef, its just easier for me to ask the lovely hubby to do it for me.
I hate to fry eggs because I am partially sighted and end up going too close and getting spat at. I also hate sharpening knives just because I am too lazy and its easier for Dominic to do it when he does his.
I also hate prepping butternut squash and pumpkin.
He will prep the squash for me, so I don’t have to.
But follow our recipe for easy slow cooker butternut squash and there is no prep. The butternut squash is halved, and you don’t have to peel and dice a butternut squash and remove the seeds.
Cooking Whole Butternut Squash In Slow Cooker
Cooking butternut squash in slow cooker is one of the EASIEST EVER butternut squash methods.
- Chop the top and bottom off the butternut squash.
- Load into the slow cooker.
- Place on high.
- Cook for 2 hours.
- Remove the seeds, drain excess liquid and serve.
How Long To Slow Cook Butternut Squash?
You will see that I mentioned cooking butternut squash in the slow cooker on high for two hours. Well that is just one way to slow cook butternut squash.
You can also:
Slow cook a whole butternut squash on high for three hours and you have butternut squash mash. It comes out very easily and saves peeling and dicing for traditional mashed squash.
Slow cook a whole butternut squash on low for 5 hours. Perfect if you want to make ahead your dinner.
Whole Butternut Squash In Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Kitchen Gadgets:
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 Medium Butternut Squash
- Instant Pot Bolognese optional
Instructions
- Chop the top and bottom off your butternut squash.
- Now the butternut squash is level use this to slice your butternut squash in half lengthways.
- Load the butternut squash into the slow cooker and cook for 2 hours on high.
- When the slow cooker has 20 minutes left prep and cook your instant pot Bolognese.
- When the slow cooker is done, use a dessert spoon to scoop out the seeds.
- Using the slow cooker as your bowl, hold up the butternut squash and ring out the extra wet liquid.
- Pour Bolognese over your butternut squash half and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
More Butternut Squash Recipes
Our whole butternut squash in the slow cooker marks day 7 of our 7 day series looking at delicious ways to cook butternut squash using kitchen gadgets.
If you missed the other butternut squash recipes, then here is a recap:
- Air Fryer Butternut Squash Fries
- Air Fryer Butternut Squash Cubes
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash Cubes
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
- Slimming World Butternut Squash Soup
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash
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Turned out perfect. Thank you!
Been making the butternut squash in the slow cooker when its in season for years. Though never thought of squeezing out the excess liquid. Thanks for the tip as always end up with water on the dinner plate.
I do butternut squash in the slow cooker a lot and it is amazing. Going to add a lentil curry to it this week.