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How to Prep Butternut Squash for Recipes

Here's how to peel, cut, seed, and chop a butternut squash for a recipe. You can use a similar technique on many other winter squash varieties. Includes step-by-step photos and a video tutorial.
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Everyday Easy
Keyword: how to cut butternut squash, how to prep butternut squash
Yield: 1
Author: Carolyn Gratzer Cope
Cost: $0

Equipment

  • 1 chef's knife
  • 1 cutting board

Materials

  • 1 whole butternut squash

Instructions

  • Remove the stem and root ends.
    removing stem end
  • Peel the squash.
    peeling butternut squash
  • Separate the top/neck section from the bottom.
    cutting squash across the beltline
  • Halve the bottom. section lengthwise.
    showing seeds
  • Scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp.
    scooping out seeds
  • Cut sections into slices.
    slicing butternut squash into rounds
  • Cut slices into batons (sticks).
    cutting squash into batons
  • Cut batons into dice.
    dicing squash

Notes

You can use this basic method for quite a few other varieties of winter squash as well.