Oven Roasted Acorn Squash

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice the acorn squash in half with a heavy-duty knife, then scoop out the seeds with your hands.
• Turn the acorn squash halves flesh-side down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Then place in the pre-heated oven, and bake until the squash begins to soften, approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

• Remove squash from the oven and turn so the flesh is facing upwards.
• Divide butter and brown sugar evenly among the squash halves.
• Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg and season to taste with salt and pepper.

• Return squash to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes or until the squash is cooked through and soft when pierced with a fork.

What can you make with roasted squash?

Roasted squash makes a great side dish, it's also perfect blitzed into soup, slow cooked into casserole or a pie or simply tossed into a salad.

Watch how simple it is to roast acorn squash at home in this video from Martha Stewart:

Like cooking with acorn squash? Here are five more of the best acorn squash recipes to explore this season.