• Stuffed butternut is a no-fuss side dish or a delicious main on its own!

    Stuffed butternut

    Serves: 4
    Total Time: 50 mins

    Ingredients

    • 2 good-sized butternuts, halved vertically, and seeded
    • 200g feta, crumbled
    • 125g baby tomatoes, halved
    • 100ml fresh cream
    • 20g breadcrumbs
    • 50ml basil, roughly chopped
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C.

    2

    Place the butternut in a roasting dish and cover with foil. Roast until soft, about 25 minutes.

    3

    Mix the rest of the ingredients together and season.

    4

    Remove the butternut from the oven and fill each half with the mixture.

    5

    Return to the oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

    6

    Serve hot with any hearty meat dish, or as an accompaniment to a good roast and potatoes.

     

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com