Butternut squash stuffed in the oven (bacon and cheese)

To change the quiche or the pie!

recipe for butternut stuffed with bacon and onions

This is an autumn and winter recipe but butternuts are still available in March and April. A recipe that can be adapted as you wish: with or without cheese, without bacon for a vegetarian dish?

INGREDIENTS (for 4 to 5 people):

1 butternut
2 onions
200gr of bacon
grated cheese or any other cheese
2 tbsp. fresh cream
parsley (or other grass)
salt and pepper

RECIPE:

Preheat the oven to th. 6 or 180°.
Cut the butternut in half and remove the seeds
Hollow out the butternut and remove the flesh, leaving about 1cm all around.
Peel 2 onions and slice them. Fry them gently in a pan with a little fat. Add the lardons.
Once the onions and lardons are browned, add them to the butternut flesh cut into small pieces
Add 2 tablespoons of fresh creama little bit of shredded cheese and chopped herbs like parsley
Salt (except if smoked bacon) and pepper
Fill the butternut halves with the mixture. Sprinkle with a little olive oil and slide into the oven for 30 to 40 minutes

TIPS:

1 - You can replace the onions by shallots and the bacon by small pieces of ham
2 - This recipe is delicious with parmesan, gruyere (or emmenthal) or goat cheese
3 - Serve with a green salad