Roasted Butternut Squash w/ Spinach & Raisins

I have had a butternut squash sitting on my counter for a week or so now that I have been needing to use up and planned on making some for dinner last night.  Well, yesterday afternoon I was flipping through a local grocery store flyer and saw a package of pre-cut veggies on "sale" that consisted of Butternut Squash, Spinach & Cranberries and all you had to do was cook them.

I thought to myself, now I could do that.  I had the squash and spinach and had raisins instead of dried cranberries and thought well why not.

The outcome was FANTASTIC!  In fact, I am considering making more tonight or to make asparagus, not sure yet!  Now, why should I keep such a great recipe to myself, so here it is!  It didn't disappoint!

Roasted Butternut Squash w/ Spinach & Raisins

Ingredients:
Butternut Squash, peeled & cubed (I measured out 2 green containers from 21 Day Fix for my squash for my serving)
1-2 Handfuls of Raw Baby Spinach (or more if you want)
A few thin slices of Onion
3/4-1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Handful of Raisins or Cranberries

Directions:
-  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
-  Once the butternut squash is cubed, place it in a baking dish with the thinly sliced onions, spinach.
-  Pour the coconut oil over top and then sprinkle the salt, pepper & garlic powder over top.  Stir around to make sure everything is coated well.
-  Place the squash in the pre-heated oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until your squash is fork tender.
-  Once the squash is tender, remove it from the oven and place in a serving bowl.  Sprinkle a handful of raisins (or cranberries) over the squash, stir & enjoy!

*Now I know we are headed into spring, and I know butternut squash can be more of a winter kind of veggie, but I encourage you to give it a try if you haven't already!  Also, note this was just for me my family doesn't tend to care for butternut squash much at all, so if you are making this for a crowd, you will need to increase the amounts listed.

Thanks for checking out this recipe!  Have a great day!

~Sarah Strubhar
Independent Team Beachbody Emerald Coach