Vegetables Squash + Gourds Acorn Squash Our 17 Best Acorn Squash Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on September 28, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Eva Kolenko Fall is all about orange foods—pumpkin, butternut squash, carrots—and acorn squash happens to be one of our favorites. Creamy and slightly sweet, it's incredibly versatile, equally delicious in a black-eyed pea coconut curry as it is simply roasted with sage and brown butter. You can even fill it with burrata for an indulgent vegetarian dish that stands on its own as a main course. Tempted? We've rounded up 17 acorn squash recipes we love—now it's up to you to choose which one to make first. 01 of 17 Wheat Berry and Squash Salad Abby Hocking Apron guru Ellen Bennett's grain salad is a meal unto itself, combining winter squash, parsnips and wheat berries with kale, pomegranate seeds and feta cheese. It's a festive crowd-pleaser. Go to Recipe 02 of 17 Roast Pork with Acorn Squash Romesco Puree Olivia Rae James Romesco, a traditional Catalonian sauce with almonds and red bell pepper, is the inspiration for Mike Lata's squash puree, which does double duty as a side dish and a flavorful sauce for the pork. Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 03 of 17 Winter Acorn Squash, Turkey and Mushroom Soup This winter acorn squash stew is perfect for cooking with all your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. More Turkey Soups Go to Recipe 04 of 17 Mustard-Stewed Acorn Squash with Chicken © Todd Porter & Diane Cu Perfectly warm and comforting, this stewed acorn squash is made with chicken, mustard and other spices. More Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 05 of 17 Acorn Squash Saltimbocca Caitlin Bensel Ann Taylor Pittman gives acorn squash the saltimbocca treatment here, lining wedges of the squash with fresh sage leaves, wrapping them in prosciutto, and roasting to crisp up the pork and caramelize the edges of the squash. You end up with a gorgeous autumnal palette—deep orange flesh, hunter green skin, and soft green sage—and flavors that play off each other beautifully. Light Stews Go to Recipe 06 of 17 Stewed Acorn Squash with Mushrooms & Chinese Sausage Savory, earthy and delicious, this tender acorn squash becomes a meal when stewed with hearty mushrooms and Chinese sausage. Best Stews and One-Pot Dishes Go to Recipe 07 of 17 Miso-Stewed Acorn Squash with Bell Peppers Todd Porter & Diane Cu Acorn squash becomes perfectly tender and delicious when stewed in a rich miso broth. Cooking with Miso Go to Recipe 08 of 17 Roasted Acorn Squash with Sage Brown Butter Warm, fragrant and earthy sage, combined with brown butter, makes this simple roasted acorn squash fabulous and elegant. More Delicious Roasted Vegetables Go to Recipe 09 of 17 Maple Bacon-Roasted Acorn Squash Todd Porter & Diane Cu Make this acorn squash a meal. With sweet maple syrup and flavored with crisp bacon, it's hard to not eat the whole thing by yourself. Thanksgiving Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 10 of 17 Cinnamon-Spiced Roasted Acorn Squash Spiced with fragrant cinnamon and sweetened with brown sugar, this simple acorn squash is the perfect side dish. Delicious Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 11 of 17 Classic Brown Sugar-Roasted Acorn Squash Perfectly sweet and easy to make, this classic acorn squash recipe is great for a holiday meal or any time of year. More Fall Flavors: Mushrooms, Apples and Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 12 of 17 Roasted Acorn Squash with Garlic Butter and Burrata Con Poulos Chef Dave Beran created this wonderfully indulgent vegetarian dish of roasted sweet squash topped with just-melted burrata. It's fantastic with a lush Chardonnay. More Squash Recipes Go to Recipe 13 of 17 Acorn Squash and Escarole Salad Con Poulos This lovely knife-and-fork salad from Food & Wine's Justin Chapple gets terrific texture from crunchy hazelnuts and pomegranate seeds, and the creamy buttermilk drizzle perfectly ties all the tasty components together. Go to Recipe 14 of 17 Ginger-Roasted Winter Squash For winter squash that is crispy on the outside and moist within, Melissa Perello halves each one, roasts it until soft, then cuts it into wedges and roasts it some more. Go to Recipe 15 of 17 Squash and Black-Eyed Pea Coconut Curry Eric Wolfinger Garam masala–roasted acorn squash joins a very lightly simmered coconut curry with fresh tomatoes and black-eyed peas. Go to Recipe 16 of 17 Roasted Chicken and Acorn Squash with Sumac Brown Butter Victor Protasio Pre-salting the chicken makes for savory flavor throughout and helps crisp up the skin. Browning the butter adds nutty depth to the sauce; a flourish of sumac and Aleppo—though not fresh ingredients—adds a fresh, bright flavor to the finished dish. Go to Recipe 17 of 17 Acorn Squash with Coconut Custard Eva Kolenko Every year at Thanksgiving, Top Chef winner Kristen Kish's mother would serve roasted acorn squash. When Kish took over cooking the holiday meal, she upgraded the classic side with a decadent coconut custard that offsets the earthy sweetness of the dish. The custard will set as it cools and slices beautifully at room temperature. Go to Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit