Delicious Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake - tender chicken thighs with roasted butternut squash, juicy leeks and a cheesy parmesan topping.
Butternut Squash as a Lower Calorie Alternative
If you struggle to do lower carb or low calorie meals because you think you will miss some of the foods that are off limits, then you just have to try this Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake.
Those flavours will have you wondering why you don't do lower carb days more often, just so you can make this dish.
Butternut squash is a great substitute for things like potatoes in a recipe and it's filling too.
Butternut Squash Recipes
Butternut Squash as a vegetable is so underrated. I have to buy at least one a week, because they are so versatile and can create many delicious dishes. Some of my favourites are:
- Butternut Squash Fries
- Roasted Paprika Butternut Squash
- Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
- Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
- Spaghetti with Roasted Butternut Squash Sauce
- Chicken and Rice Stuffed Butternut Squash
- Chicken, Butternut Squash Coconut Curry Soup
with many more delicious Butternut Squash Recipes for you to try.
Ghee for Cooking
I use ghee for infusing the garlic and herb flavour into the dish. You can use butter or even olive oil if you do not have ghee. If you want to keep it lower calories then by all means use spray oil, but that flavour is worth it in my opinion.
Incase you are wondering what ghee it. It's a clarified butter, which is a great fat for cooking with, it's natural and can be heated to high temps without going rancid like many man made oils. It's one of my favourite fats to cook with and well worth the 130 calories for 1 tablespoon, as that tablespoon will go a long way.
Can I add a more filling side?
If you can't do without the carbs, this dish is great with some rice, or Roast Potatoes or even these Crushed Roast Potatoes
You won't believe how delicious the sauce is on this Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake, that gets it's flavour from the infused ghee/butter and the sweeteness of that butternut squash.
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Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake
Delicious Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake - tender chicken thighs with roasted butternut squash, juicy leeks and a cheesy parmesan topping.
Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw
- 3 large leeks, sliced
- 1 onion, halved and sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 90g (3oz) of parmesan, freshly grated
- handful Fresh Parsley, chopped
- ½ tablespoon Fresh Thyme
- Black pepper
- 240ml (1 cup) of chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon of ghee or butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
- Cut all the chicken thighs in half, to make small pieces.
- Add the ghee or butter to a frying over a medium heat with the garlic and a little bit of chopped parsley and thyme and fry for a 1-2 minutes just to infuse the flavour
- Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly golden.
- Set aside
- Add the onion and butternut squash and cook until the squash starts to soften. Add a little bit of the chicken stock at time, to prevent any from sticking to the pan.
- Add the chopped leeks to the pan, and continue to cook for approx 2 mins.
- Transfer the chicken, leeks, onion and squash to an oven proof dish. Pour over the remaining chicken stock, just to keep the dish moist. Top with the parmesan cheese and season with some salt black pepper.
- Bake in the oven for approx 30 mins, chicken should be cooked through and cheese melted and lightly golden.
- Serve with your choice of sides, but this dish is perfectly delicious all on it's own.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 426Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 224mgSodium 452mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 4gSugar 5gProtein 45g
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Weisse Schokolade says
Mhmmmm Dleicous ... Now I know what to Cook for the Cold Days .
maggie hyde says
O.M.G i made this for tea tonight and it is so good!!
Jenny Robinson says
this was really lovely thanks again
Pat Cooke says
another cracking recipe even my hubby who thinks that meals should be meat, potato and veg said how good it was so it must have been fabulous.
Lyn says
Another lovely recipe. I had to pop some foil over the dish for the last ten mins to stop the cheese from burning
Lynne Jones says
This was amazing! Totally worth it! I might try it with different cheese in the future x
Lidia says
i did this dish today and every single person enjoye it so much. Thank you
Kathy Green says
Could I use buttery fry light instead of butter to save syns
Cat says
This was absokutely delicious! I made it tonight!
Chelsea says
Just eaten this. It was extremely tasty. Nice and warming too
Norma says
Made this tonight and it was soooooo scrummy! Packed with loads of flavour. This will become another favourite.
Maria says
Please tell what SP is.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
SP is part of Slimming World - it is where you eat only the foods from the free food list with an S or a P next to them and at least half of your plate should be speed foods.
Karen says
What a tasty dish..loving all these recipes xx
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
thank you Karen, it is one of my favs. I love good healthy ingredients as in this dish.
Lynne says
Just made this for dinner, absolutely delicious. Thank you for your lovely recipes. x
Maggi says
Great base recipe@ Didn;t have so much chicken so subbed in more veg. Stirred in roasted red pepper pesto and topped with panko & parmesan for a gratin-like finish. Yum!
Catie says
Can you freeze this? Thanks
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Catie - yes this will freeze fine.
Carol says
Absolutely delicious !
Lorraine says
This was seriously delicious Shevy! I loved the delicate subtle flavours of thyme and ghee. I didn't have butternut so used sweet potato and carrot, it worked well. Passed the husband test and got thumbs up ! Thanks for the recipe and your blog, love it here in Australia.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Ahh thanks so much, Lorraine for such a lovely comment. I am so happy to read that you are enjoying the recipes on the blog.
Edna says
Hi Siobhan what approximate weight would you say a small butternut squash is as I live in Tenerife and they all look quite big here thank you x
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
I wouldn’t worry too much about the weight, just dice and spread out evenly so it looks an even ratio to everything else, any leftover you can use in a soup or similar
Babs Gough says
I don't eat meat, could I substitute salmon or prawns for the chicken? Really like the look of the dish though.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
You sure can, but don’t add the shrimp or fish until later otherwise they will be over cooked.
Sharon says
Hi could you use a slow cooker for this recipe thanks
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
This is best cooked in the oven.
Paula says
Lovely meal thanks for the recipe ! Can I freeze the leftovers?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
yes it freezes fine, enjoy 🙂
Cally Ellis says
My butternut had a very thin skin and broke when I was trying to scoop it out. In fairness, it was still quite hot so I may have been a bit clumsy with it. Anyway, I popped it all into a large gratin dish, topped it with the cheese as directed and it came out well. Very tasty, syn free and really want to say don’t panic if your squash breaks - just make it in a dish.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
the butternut squash should be cubed, peeled and added to this recipe raw? Not sure if you have confused with another recipe. But glad you enjoyed all the same.
Kevan Trotter says
Hi is this menu 1.5 ww per serving
Emma Broughton says
This was just beautiful. The first SP meal I have had from your 7 day plan. Can’t wait to try the others, I cannot believe this is only 1.5 syns
L Gemmell says
Absolutely delicious, cooked it to have some leftovers for lunch..... we all came back for more!
Woody Davenport says
A brilliantly tasty dish, one to repeat again and again. Thank you
Clare says
Had a load of homegrown butternut squash to use up and was looking for some different recipes. This was delicious, will definitely make again. Currently doing the fast 800 diet which is lowish carb and this fitted perfectly. Thank you 🙂
Alison says
Hi is butternut squash easy to peel? What is the best way? I’ve never cooked it before.
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
I use a sharp santoku knife. I just cut off the nose, the slice off each end to make flat, then you can carefully slice the skin off with the knife and dice. The nose part, you need to remove seeds and then chop into easier sized pieces to manage, but again the skin can be sliced off with a sharp knife. A good peeler will work too, but I prefer to use a knife.
Sue Allen says
OMG! This is amazing, even my husband loved it and he doesn't like chicken thighs or butternut squash!
Thank you xxx
Jane says
Absolutely Delicious. I will be making this again!