I need to stop eating squashes. It’s getting out of control. I think I bought every kind of squash possible the other day. Pretty sure some of them are just decorative squashes. Some look like they have weird moles. But I don’t care. I’m going to cook them anyways.
So this weekend was a pretty damn good weekend. Mostly because I did anything and everything I wanted to. I watched my friend Tommy compete in a CrossFit competition, I hung out with Sarah which included eating a Chipotle bowl with sweet potato chips then finished it off with my new favorite chocolate bar (which I pretty much spent my entire paycheck on…so worth it), then I went out to my favorite bar and was lucky enough to see my friend Justin who moved to San Fransisco recently. Can you say run on sentence?
Anywho, it was a good weekend. But probably the best part of the weekend was Sunday night. When I was invited to CrossFit Rootsin Boulder to be a judge for their Crocktoberfest. It.Was.Awesome. I got to try 17 crockpot recipes and rate them based on their originality, taste, and presentation. Awesome idea huh?
The champion was a seven layer beef dish. I don’t even remember all the ingredients, but I remember it was awesome. And there were mashed plantains and almond flour tortillas alongside. Say wha?? Yeah, it was fabulous. And seeing everyone’s crockpot really made me want a new one. The lid is kind of broken on mine, so I have to pry it off with a knife, which usually means I take on some uncomfortable steam burns. I should start putting my face over it, burn off acne scars. Those b*tches.
Thank you to everyone at CrossFit Roots for having me. Especially Nicole, Stephanie and Shane. You three are not only extremely good looking, but super cool. Can’t wait to come back again soon!
Speaking of crockpots, I got a new tool recently. A pressure cooker. And I want to use it real bad. But I’m intimdated by it. It’s so scary. The directions are crap and they don’t use pictures. I’m totally a pictures type of person, because my brain works like a child’s brain. I’m going to have to look up some pressure cooker youtube tutorials in order to get over my fear of dying via pressure cooker.
Apple and Butternut Squash Hash
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 small butternut squash, skin removed, shredded
- 1 apple, shredded
- 1lb US Wellness Meats Natural Breakfast Sausage
- 4 strips bacon, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place a large skillet over medium heat and add your diced bacon to the pan. Once the bacon is flipped a couple times and crispy, add to a separate plate to cool, keeping the bacon fat in the pan.
- In the bacon fat pan, add your minced garlic and diced onion. Mix around to coat.
- While the onions are cooking down, shred your apple and butternut squash. I just put mine through my food processor with the shredding attachment. Don’t have one? Use a grater. Don’t have one? Dice the apple and butternut squash instead.
- When your onions become translucent, add your breakfast sausage to the pan and break up with a wooden spoon.
- Brown the meat until it is half way cooked, then add your apple and butternut squash to the pan. Mix around.
- Add your basil and salt and pepper and mix around thoroughly.
- Cover for around 6-8 minutes, mixing around randomly to keep from burning, and to help cook the butternut squash down
- When your meat has cooked through and your butternut squash is tender, add back in the bacon and mix well.
- Add a bit more salt and pepper if needed.
- Eat up buttercup!
+1 for new kitchen equipment! Can’t wait to see what pops out of there.
As usual, I’m giggling at your post. Thanks for your blog.
Re: pressure cooker fear… I vaguely recall my husband telling me a story of his parents ending up with an explosion & shrimp on the ceiling when he was a kid. Your fears are not unfounded. Ha!
This sounds DEVINE!!!!
I haven’t tried this YET, but I am SO in love with all things squash/gourd that I am giddy just waiting til I get the time to make this. Based on your previous concoctions the logical conclusion is this will be FAB!!!
Thanks for all the great paleo-riffic recipes/tips!
Just watch Iron Chef America and follow what they do… They’re always using pressure cookers. I effing love that show.
i’ve seen that too. but it’s still frightening. ill catch up on some shows tonight so it doesn’t feel like im researching pressure cookers
“The champion was a seven layer beef dish” I thought you were talking about a crossfit hottie! I started looking for a picture of this guy!
This is an awesome recipe. I think I might make this for my Sunday breakfast..the one day out of the week I can do something fancy! Wonder how an acorn squad would pair with this?
Do you think we could get the Crockpot recipe? Almond flour tortillas, shut the front door. I saw the picture and loved the name of the event. Some people, like you, are so darn funny!
email me holly! i just got the email in my own email so i could forward it to you!
I’m doing this stupid fast right now and everything in this dish is on my fast. I could cry with joy. Or the fact that JuliD thought “Seven Layer Beef Dish” referred to a sexy man. Hilarious!
Looks yummy.
I found a typo. sorry! But it’s one that makes it a difference. (Brown the meat until it is have way cooked, then add your apple and butternut squash to the pan. Mix around.) have = half I assume?
haha i’ll fix that right now!! thank you!
Have you ever cooked this up and then frozen it?? Want to give it to my brothers family who is having a new baby to eat when they are ready!
i have not!