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This Oven Roasted Squash recipe is such a simple yet scrumptious side dish! It’s an easy way to cook squash and brings out so much flavor!
I love those summers when we have a huge bounty of squash from our garden. It’s always a battle between the deer, rabbits, birds and me to see who can enjoy more of the squash. So it’s easy to see why I’m excited when I get to keep the majority of it. I don’t mind sharing just a little of my garden with them. But just a little.
So when I am able to gather a good amount of my summer squash, I love to make so many different recipes with it. One of my favorite quick, simple, easy as pie ways to cook squash is to oven roast it. It’s ready in just a few minutes, doesn’t require a whole lot of effort and it always turns out delicious.
Buttery, flavorful, and out of this world!
It makes the perfect side dish for just about anything you’re serving for supper in the summertime, too. Pair it with a piece of Grilled Caprese Chicken or a skillet steak or just have it with a nice salad if you are so inclined. I think this squash goes with just about anything.
Here’s how I make it.
Oven Roasted Squash Recipe | Add a Pinch
Ingredients
- 2 pounds squash
- olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Clean squash and then slice lengthwise to uniform thickness, about ¼ of an inch. Place on kitchen sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Place in oven and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve warm.
Nutritional Information
Enjoy!
Robyn xoxo
Easy and delicious! And my husband love it!
Thanks, Jackie!
In the hot summer months I do this recipe on the grille.
Barb, I wanted to do this on the grill as well and saw your reply 1st. How long did you leave on the grill and what temp? Did you make any other changes?
Patty, look at my Grilled Zucchini Recipe. You would grill the squash the same. I hope you enjoy!
I have never cooked squash but i love it.
Hi Robyn…I am a bit confused also. An uncooked squash is not an easy thing to slice lengthwise…let alone only 1/4 inch thick for each slice. Am I understanding that correctly? Maybe Im just not as strong as I used to be..lol. But Im really struggling to do that! Thanks
Heidi, I just want to make sure you are using yellow summer squash and not a harder variety such as a spaghetti squash. This recipe is for yellow summer squash and should be tender enough to slice. I hope this helps.
do you not take the seeds out ?
Lilita, this recipe is for yellow summer squash so you will leave the seeds in.
I made this quick, easy recipe. I cut the yellow squash horizontally, seasoned and oil it, cooked it 15 minutes. Then I covered both with parmesan cheese, broiled till lightly browned then added mozzarella cheese and broiled again. It was great!! I ate both haves for lunch! Thank you so much for the quick and easy lunch!!
Thanks, Jenn. This sounds delicious.