Savory Roasted Butternut Squash -- Cluck!

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 butternut squash (about 5 cups cut-up)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (scant ~ or between 1/4 - 1/2 tsp)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (scant ~ or between 1/4 - 1/2 tsp)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 peel, remove seeds, and cut squash into large bite size pieces; place pieces into a medium sized bowl.
• 3 heat olive oil in a small glass bowl or pyrex measuring cup for about 1 minute in the microwave.
• 4 combine chicken granules with the warmed olive oil ~ stir until well combined and granules begin to melt. stir in garlic powder, salt, pepper, and ground thyme ~ mix well.
• 5 pour olive oil/chicken granule/seasoning mixture over squash pieces ~ with a spoon, toss well to coat!
• 6 spread pieces onto a shallow sided pan (cookie sheet) sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7 cover the pan with aluminum foil and roast for 20 minutes, then remove cover.
• 8 baste squash pieces with the maple syrup and continue roasting (uncovered) for 15 minutes.