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Ranch-tastic Butternut Fries with Bacon Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Directions:
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • In a small bowl, combine sour cream with ranch mix and stir thoroughly. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Slice ends off squash, and then cut it in half widthwise. Peel squash carefully with a vegetable peeler or knife. Cut the round bottom piece in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
  • Using a crinkle cutter or knife, carefully cut squash into spears/French-fry shapes. (For exact nutritionals, weigh spears and use 20 oz.) Pat firmly with paper towels to absorb excess moisture. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
  • Lay spears on a layer of paper towels, and let stand for at least 5 minutes, to allow salt to draw out excess moisture. Pat with paper towels.
  • Spray a broiler pan, a baking rack placed over a baking sheet, or a baking sheet with nonstick spray, and lay spears flat on it. (Use two pieces of bakeware, if needed.)
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Carefully flip fries, and bake for about 20 minutes longer, until tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
  • Meanwhile, bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Cook bacon until crispy, and set aside to cool. Then cut each slice in half widthwise, and cut each half into very thin strips lengthwise.
  • Mix bacon strips with fries and drizzle or serve with ranch mixture. If you like, sprinkle with scallions, as well. Eat up!

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  • modelsmom 13 years ago
    What a great idea!
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  • 22566 14 years ago
    Sounds like a Better Butternut...gobble,gobble them down.

    Thank-you for this very nice recipe.

    Kind Regards

    Joyce
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    wow cant wait tllgarden time fresh squash to make these thanks bunches for sharing high5
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  • momoften 14 years ago
    Oh, sounds good. I will keep until I have a squash on hand.
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