Butternut squash chips :)

[cathcrops]

I made butternut squash chips last night, and they were SO tasty I ate the lot
Some of them were quite slim so were more crisp like.
I was thinking of making some vegetable crisps with butternut squash, beetroot, parsnip and may be carrot too. Thinly slicing or using a peeler, and a quick spritz with 1 cal spray oil.
PV tomorrow, so probably give it a go

 

[passionflower]

sounds good I LOVE butternut squash and I eat my own weight of it xx

 

[Timetogetserious]

I concur there amazing and much nicer than sweet potato x

 

[dukannotsofatty]

Ah see I've never had this and am starting to wonder what I'm missing. I do like a range of veg, but there are def some things I hate. Can you tell me what sort of taste this is like, is there another veg you can liken it to. I have an image of marrow/courgette as i think its a similar veg isn't it. I hate both of them LOL, hope its not.

 

[cathcrops]

OOh noooo ! Its quite sweet, a little like sweet potato. Te only way to know is to have a try

 

[passionflower]

It doesn't really taste like a courgette more like a sweet potato, however I cannot stand sweet potato (far to sweet and strong taste) but I love the squash. Its fab in curries stews, soups as it adds bulk and sweetness, try some you might surprise yourself.

 

[CheeseGirl]

I agree, had bns chips baked to crispy (sprayed with oil and dusted with seasoned salt) and they were soo delicious I couldn't believe I'd only sliced up half the squash!

 

[Joodle]

Butternut squash rules! It's more like pumpkin than sweet potato, although similar texture. I can't believe it's allowed as it tastes so carby, but it's only got 2g more carbs than broccoli - win! I've never had the patience to make chips but wedges...yum, yum, triple yum! (Or pigs bum Aw Monica would say!)

 

[Paulinegin]

Just about to make butternut squash crisps! OMG far too excited!!

P x

 

[willbefabulousat26]

LOVE them LOVE them LOVE them....but hate peeling the damn things! xx

 

[xeilidhx]

I had such a disappointment with the parsnip ones that I'm scared to try these! x

 

[Joodle]

Life's too short to peel a butternut squash!

 

[scooter]

Oooooo not had butternut squash chips for a while and i love them! Gonna pop to supermarket today and get one! thanks for reminding me x

 

[cathcrops]

Tried with bns, parsnip, beetroot and carrot, but looked at them and thought a few more minutes. When I went back they were rather charred but I scoffed them anyway BNS was good, carrot and parsnip needed more fat ideally, and the beetroot was too moist. So bns chips tomorrow as it PV for me -yum yum (PB !!)

 

[dukannotsofatty]

will have to try then, am just worried about wasteing money at this time. I love veg crisps, occasionally buy them from aldi, beetroot is the best tastign ones thou LOL

 

[willbefabulousat26]

Life's too short to peel a butternut squash!

Do you eat them skin on Joodle? Even slicing them is hard work Maybe I need to buy a gadget..

 

[Joodle]

Yeah, I just chop em up and roast em. I've got a pretty brutal knife, think that'll do better than any gadget! You don't even have to scoop out the seeds till they're cooked, although I do cos once they're done I just want to eat them!

Are folk making them into thin crisps then? I love the idea of that but doesn't it take an age to slice them thin enough?

 

[cathcrops]

I guess you would have to be pretty nifty with a sharp knife or have a mandolin type slicer. Crisps or chips, they both work for me

 

[Paulinegin]

Are folk making them into thin crisps then? I love the idea of that but doesn't it take an age to slice them thin enough?

Good old food processor

P x

 

[CheeseGirl]

Thin crisps were an epic fail for me so I stick with wedges. Just had a plate-ful, mmmmm