Sweet Squash Treat in the Crockpot Recipe  

My Squash Sweet Treat in the Crockpot recipe will make your family wonder why you didn’t cook like this before! We’ve all had stews, casseroles, soups, and more in the crockpot. I like to add all kinds of vegetables and spices to liven it up a bit – but one thing I had never tried before today was squash! I had a big butternut squash and a bunch of other veggies to use up, and the crockpot just happenned to come to mind. So this is what I did…

I took about a pound of turkey cutlets, potatoes, other misc veggies, and an entire butternut squash and then cooked them together for 3 hours! I took the squash out when it was all over, and put it in a bowl and mashed it up with butter – but guess what?! The rest of the stuff in the crockpot took on the sweet squash flavor! I have to say it was truly delicious. if you want to do the same here are the ingredients that you’ll need:

• 1 medium butternut squash peeled and cut into 4-5″ pieces
• 6 medium potatoes chopped roughly
• 1 large onion mined
• 1 med red and 1 med green pepper minced
• 2 banana pepper chopped
• 4 medium carrots quartered and sliced
• 2 fresh garlic cloves chopped
• 1 lb fresh turkey cutlets
• About 1 qt of fat free chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp italian spices

Basically – you chop it up, put it in, add the broth, turn on the crockpot to 350 degrees, and go do something else for 3 hours!  Then take the squash pieces out with a slotted spoon in a separate dish, and mash with butter.  Tonight I took out the potatoes and veggies in one bowl, and put the meat in another.  I have to say – I’ve cooked a lot of good things in the crockpot before, but this stuff really took the cake!  Do you have a favorite crockpot recipe?

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