Mango-Bacon-Butternut Squash Hash

As I am one of those people who hardly ever follows a recipe, and sees them as a place to start, this recipe was a great place to start. I added onion, substituted apple for the mango, red pepper flakes, parsley, and butter. I used the famous Benton's bacon from Tennessee, and that really kicked up the flavor. I am thinking of blending up the leftovers and adding either half and half or coconut milk in my Vitamix to make a creamy butternut squash soup. It's a great recipe!

As I am one of those people who hardly ever follows a recipe, and sees them as a place to start, this recipe was a great place to start. I added onion, substituted apple for the mango, red pepper flakes, parsley, and butter. I used the famous Benton's bacon from Tennessee, and that really kicked up the flavor. I am thinking of blending up the leftovers and adding either half and half or coconut milk in my Vitamix to make a creamy butternut squash soup. It's a great recipe!

This is very good! Mods: 4 slices of bacon (vs. 3). 4 cups of chopped butternut squash (vs. using the whole squash, which produced 12 cups!). I also used 1 TBL fresh Thyme. I forgot the salt & pepper so next time this dish will be even more delicious. The single mango produced about a 1.5 cups. Time saving hints: cut the bacon with sharp scissors vs. trying to chop with a knife, and peel and chop the squash before hand. Any squash not used in the recipe can be seal-a-mealed and frozen. We ate this as our main (and only) dish, but it would also be a fantastic side at your Thanksgiving meal. Highly recommend!

Delicious recipe and perfect for fall. I didn’t have fresh thyme and ended up using 2 cloves of minced garlic instead. I also used more bacon to balance out the proportions of the butternut squash.

We followed the the recipe, just doubled the bacon!! It was great, just enough flavor all around. Added 4 scrambled eggs on the side.