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Home » Instant Pot Recipes » Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Published: Oct 30, 2020 · Modified: Nov 25, 2023 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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a photo of a whole butternut squash inside the pressure cooker and a photo below of a white bowl filled with cubed butternut squash

Instant Pot Butternut Squash is going to make serving butternut squash with your holiday meals a breeze.

You can use a pressure cooker to make firm butternut squash that you can then use to make other butternut squash recipes.

cubed butternut squash in a white bowl
Cubed Butternut Squash

The Instant Pot is going to save you so much time over the holidays.

How to make firm Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Sometimes as convenient as it is to cook in an electric pressure cooker you don't end up with the results you expected.

It is very easy to overcook vegetables in the Instant Pot and end up with a mushy mess.

In the case of butternut squash you might want mashed butternut squash depending on the way you plan to use it.

Mashed butternut squash is delicious when you melt a little butter on it, sprinkle it with cinnamon and a bit of brown sugar. I love mashed butternut squash.

A 4 photo collage of the steps for making firm and cubed butternut squash in the Instant Pot.

If you want to make something like a butternut squash casserole or a Stuffed Pork Loin with cooked cubed butternut squash than you will have to be more careful when you cook butternut squash in the Instant Pot.

For me, I wanted some cooked but firm cubed butternut squash to use in another recipe.

cutting cooked butternut squash into cubes on a wooden cutting board
cutting cubed butternut squash

I could have used either mashed butternut squash or cubed butternut squash for my recipe. I decided to pressure cook the butternut squash just until it was fork tender so I could cut it into cubes.

This way I had the option of using the squash any way I wanted to. You can always mash the cubed squash if needed.

I ended up making homemade Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce with my fresh Instant Pot butternut squash.

FAQS

How long does butternut squash last?

Store fresh unblemished and uncut butternut squash in a cool dark area and it will last 2 to 3 months.

What is the easiest way to remove the skin from butternut squash?

The easiest way to remove the hard tough skin of winter squash like butternut squash is to steam the whole uncut butternut squash in the Instant Pot or crock pot before peeling. The skin on a cooked butternut squash is soft and very easy to cut.easily cutting cooked butternut squash into cubes from the cooked soft peel

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I recently shared a delicious Savory Stuffed Shells recipe that was made with a store-bought Butternut Squash sauce.

I have to admit that I have only seen the store bought butternut squash sauce recipe in one retail store, making it very difficult for some of my readers to find.

Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce is pretty easy to make so I made a batch in my slow cooker. I'll share the Butternut Squash Sauce recipe soon.

unpeeled and cooked butternut squash cut in half with the seeds cleaned out on a wooden cutting board
Cooked butternut squash

Instant Pot Squash recipes are easy to make. Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash is another favorite Instant Pot Squash recipe I make all the time.

Ingredients

  • butternut squash
  • 1 cup water

Directions

  1. Wash off the outside of the butternut squash.
  2. With the wire rack in the bottom of the instant pot add 1 cup of water.
  3. Place the whole butternut squash inside the Instant Pot.
  4. Close the electric pressure cookers lid. Make sure the valve is in the closed position.
  5. Press the manual button and set the time to 5 minutes.
  6. Once the 5 minutes of pressure cooking is over allow the steam to release naturally. I left it for about an hour and a half while I was doing some other work.
  7. Open the lid and carefully remove the cooked butternut squash from the Instant Pot.
  8. Place the butternut squash in a bowl or on a cutting board to allow to cool.
  9. Once the squash is cool enough to safely handle slice the butternut squash down the vertical center.
  10. Remove the seeds and strings from inside the butternut squash with a spoon and discard.
  11. Carefully using a sharp knife slice down each half of butternut squash vertically and horizontally.
  12. Use the knife or a spoon to cut or scoop the firm flesh of the butternut squash from the skin.
  13. Place the butternut squash in a large bowl and prepare as needed.
  14. You could also divide the cooked butternut squash into serving sizes and freeze in ziplock bags.
a whole unpeel and uncut butternut squash in the pot of a pressure cooker after cooking.

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Cubed Butternut Squash in a bowl with the Instant Pot appliance in the background

Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Cubed butternut squash made in the Instant Pot is very easy to make and you don't have to cut the tough peel before cooking. You can cook perfectly cubed butternut squash that you can then use to make other butternut squash recipes.
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Prep Time 1 minute min
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 6 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 1 butternut squash
  • 1 cup water
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Instructions 

  • Wash off the outside of the butternut squash.
  • With the wire rack in the bottom of the instant pot add 1 cup of water.
  • Place the whole butternut squash inside the Instant Pot.
  • Close the electric pressure cookers lid. Make sure the valve is in the closed position.
  • Press the manual button and set the time to 5 minutes.
  • Once the 5 minutes of pressure cooking is over allow the steam to release naturally. I left it for about an hour and a half while I was doing some other work.
  • Open the lid and carefully remove the cooked butternut squash from the Instant Pot. Place the butternut squash in a bowl or on a cutting board to allow to cool.
  • Once the squash is cool enough to safely handle slice the butternut squash down the vertical center.
  • Remove the seeds and strings from inside the butternut squash with a spoon and discard.
  • Carefully using a sharp knife slice down each half of butternut squash vertically and horizontally.
  • Use the knife or a spoon to cut or scoop the firm flesh of the butternut squash from the skin.
  • Place the butternut squash in a large bowl and prepare as needed. You could also divide the cooked butternut squash into serving sizes and freeze in ziplock bags.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Use your cooked but firm butternut squash to make other recipes or serve with butter, cinnamon and little brown sugar.
  • Cooking time is for active pressure cooking time. You will need to account for the hour or so of natural steam release from the pressure cooker.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 660mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 19931IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Cynthia

    January 06, 2018 at 5:57 pm

    I'm hoping to use this approach to make my butternut squash just easy enough to peel and dice for a soup recipe so I'm thinking of putting it in for slightly less time. What do you think?

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      January 07, 2018 at 9:34 pm

      Hi Cynthis

      Since you will be cooking the squash in a soup recipe I would shorten the cooking time. But you could pressure cook it for the five minutes and stir the cooked butternut squash in at the end of the soup cooking time. After the five minutes of pressure cooking the peel was very easy to remove. The squash was firm but could easily be mashed with a fork.

      Reply
  2. Rosa

    December 26, 2017 at 5:37 am

    I have an IP and new to using one. I don't have a wire rack, but can I still put the butternut squash into the IP?

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      December 26, 2017 at 10:52 am

      5 stars
      Hi Rosa You are going to love your new Instant Pot! Putting the butternut squash down in the IP with the water may make the bottom of the squash over cook. You could wad up some aluminium foil or parchment paper and then put the squash in. That way it will sit above the water allowing it to steam and not over cook.

      Reply
  3. dib

    November 20, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    How would you adjust this recipe if using a crockpot? Do not have an instant pit and do not=r want another app;liance-

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      November 21, 2017 at 11:05 am

      5 stars
      Hi when I made my butternut squash in the crock pot I usually cook it for 3-4 hours depending on the size. If you want to be able to cut the squash into cubes I would cook it for 2 hours and test it. A smaller squash will cook quicker.
      https://flouronmyface.com/crock-pot-butternut-squash/

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