Baked Farro and Butternut Squash

Name: Baked Farro and Butternut Squash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 thick cut applewood smoked bacon; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 cups pearled farro; 3 cups chicken stock (best if homemade); 3 cups peeled butternut squash (3/4 - 1 inch diced); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

3 steps

Prep:20minCook:50min

This is an Ina Garten recipe a friend gave me. It’s a wonderful Thanksgiving side dish. It can be made and assembled 2 days in advance, bake it the day it is served.

Updated at: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:31:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories347.2 kcal (17%)

Total Fat14.7 g (21%)

Carbs38.4 g (15%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein15.6 g (31%)

Sodium1113 mg (56%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

6applewood smoked bacon

thick cut

2 tablespoonsolive oil

1 tablespoonunsalted butter

1 ½ cupsyellow onion

chopped

2 teaspoonsfresh thyme leaves

chopped

2 teaspoonssalt

1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper

1 ½ cupspearled farro

3 cupschicken stock

best if homemade

3 cupsbutternut squash

peeled, 3/4 - 1 inch diced

½ cupparmesan cheese

freshly grated

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375. Place bacon on a baking rack set on a baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes until browned (it won’t be crisp). Cut bacon in very large dice.

Step 2

Meanwhile, in a small Dutch oven heat olive oil and butter over medium high, add onion and cook for 6-8 minutes, until tender and starting to brown. Add the thyme, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoons pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add farro and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Place squash on top of the farro mixture, cover, bake in same oven with the bacon for 30 minutes until squash and farro are tender. Check once during cooking and add more chicken stock if it’s dry.

Step 3

Sprinkle the bacon and Parmesan on the farro and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until most of the liquid is evaporated, the squash and farro are tender and the cheese is melted. Serve directly from the pot.