Spiced butternut gratin
For this recipe, the butternut squash is cooked in two stages: first roasted, then finished in a gratin with Mornay sauce (bechamel with cheese).
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Last modified on: December 19th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
50 ml smoked cheese - 2
200 ml Bechamel sauce - 3
1 butternut squash - 4
4 tablespoons olive oil - 5
tandoori spices - 6
2 tablespoons Mustard
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 39 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 19 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 50 ml smoked cheese into small dice or slivers.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Prepare or reheat 200 ml Bechamel sauce. Add the diced cheese and mix well then set aside.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Peel 1 butternut squash using a vegetable peeler. Cut in half, scrape out and discard the seeds. Chop the flesh into small chunks.
Put the butternut chunks into a bowl.
Put the butternut chunks into a bowl.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Sprinkle 4 tablespoons olive oil and tandoori spices over and mix well.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 2 tablespoons Mustard and mix again.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
Spread out over a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes. The butternut should be soft enough for a knife blade to go through it easily.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put the butternut chunks into a buttered gratin dish.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Pour the cheese sauce over. Add any leftover cheese on top.
Stage 9 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes until the top is nicely browned.
Remarks
If you don't have smoked cheese, opt instead for any other classic cheese.
You can use whatever spice mix you prefer: tandoori, chilli, Cajun...
You can use whatever spice mix you prefer: tandoori, chilli, Cajun...
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 8,667 Kcal or 36,287 Kj | 401 gr | 1,530 gr | 182 gr |
| 433 % | 154 % | 144 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 399 Kcal or 1,671 Kj | 18 gr | 70 gr | 8 gr |
| 20 % | 7 % | 7 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,167 Kcal or 9,073 Kj | 100 gr | 382 gr | 46 gr |
| 108 % | 39 % | 36 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 12.73 €
- Per person : 3.18 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Montlebon toast, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Thin spinach and potato tart, Endives , ... All |
 | Smoked cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham and endives au gratin, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Smoky canapés, Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, ... All |
 | Tandoori spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Sea bass with Indian spices, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Chorba, Mixed vegetable curry, Frichti from Bruxelles, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All |
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