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Butternut Squash Casserole with brown sugar bacon on a round orange plate.

Butternut Squash Sausage Casserole with Brown Sugar Bacon

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face

Butternut Squash Sausage Casserole with Brown Sugar Bacon and cranberries is a delicious Fall side dish or main dish recipe that is packed full of your favorite fall flavors.

This versatile Fall inspired recipe can be served as a main dish, holiday side dish or even used as a Thanksgiving turkey stuffing recipe.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Course Main Dish, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 641 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 4 mild Italian Sausage (casing removed then browned)
  • 9 slices brown sugar bacon (directions included)
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 20 oz frozen Green Giant Rice Veggies Butternut Squash (2 bags)
  • 3 cups finely shredded Parmesan cheese (divided)
  • ¾ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 teaspoon fresh sage (finely minced)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
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Instructions 

  • Remove the casings from 4 links of mild Italian Sausages, brown in a skillet. Drain well.
  • On a large cookie sheet lined with parchment or aluminum foil place two baking racks.
  • Remove the bacon from the package and lay out flat in a single layer on a plate or another cookie sheet. Sprinkle the bacon with the brown sugar to coat. Flipping the bacon over to coat the opposite side.
  • Drape the brown sugar coated bacon pieces over the baking racks in a single layer, not touching.
  • Bake in a preheated 400 degrees oven for 20 to 22 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the bacon to cool completely. Once cool dice 6 slices of the bacon. Set remaining bacon aside.
  • Heat the Green Giant Riced Veggies Butternut Squash in the microwave following the directions on the package. Dump the riced butternut squash into a baking dish.
  • Add the diced brown sugar bacon, the dried cranberries, 2 cups of the shredded Parmesan cheese, the minced sage and the cinnamon to the baking dish. Using a large spoon toss the ingredients to combine well.
  • Lastly, add the whipping cream to the tossed ingredients and mix well to combine.
  • Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 20 minutes. While baking dice the remaining 3 pieces of brown sugared bacon. Carefully remove the hot baking dish from the oven and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of Parmesan cheese over the top. Then sprinkle the remaining diced bacon over the cheese. Return pan to the oven and back for about 8 minutes for the cheese topping to melt.
  • Remove from oven and serve immediately.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Brown Sugar Bacon: Making brown sugared bacon is easy to do and worth a little extra work for all the smokey sweet bacon flavor it adds to this fall-inspired casserole recipe.
  • This recipe would be a perfect Thanksgiving side dish recipe also.

Nutrition

Calories: 641kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 26gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 1189mgPotassium: 516mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 8165IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 521mgIron: 2mg
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