Just in time for Thanksgiving

If you are like me, have the Thanksgiving menu planned out already you are looking forward to getting through it all this time next week.....Oy!!!


Here is a dish that has become a staple at Thxgvg and other times too at our house. And it is kid friendly too. It was originally a Weight Watchers recipe that I changed a little over time.

Sorry no pic for this one - I brought it too a dinner party last week and it got consumed before I had time to snap one off.


Sweet Potato, Butternut Squash, and Pear Casserole

6 ½ peeled cubed sweet potato (about 2 lbs)
4 ½ c. peeled cubed butternut squash (about 1 ½ lbs)
3 tbsp reduced calorie stick margarine (I use sweet butter)
2 2/3 c. peeled chopped pear (about 1 lb)½ c. sugar
1/3 c. evaporated milk
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs

Bake all the sweet potato & squash on cooking sheet - about 25 min @400 degrees.

Melt butter in skillet over med heat. Add pear; sauté 8 min or until tender.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place squash mixture, pear, sugar and next 5 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Spoon mixture into an 11x7 in baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Before baking I add ¼ c. chopped pecans and 1tbsp brown sugar on top. Bake, uncovered, @350 degrees for 30 min. Yield 12 servings (1/2 c. servings)


Enjoy!!!

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