Squash Guide: Spaghetti Squash, Butternut & Winter Prep

Spaghetti squash is a low-carb alternative to pasta, while butternut varieties offer high fiber and essential vitamins. Master cooking techniques for acorn, kabocha, and delicata squash to create nutritious holiday side dishes.

How to Boil Butternut Squash

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Amber Kelsey

Butternut squash is a pear-shaped winter squash related to pumpkins, cucumbers and melons. This squash has a hard, yellow-tan skin and yellow orange to dark orange flesh. Boiled butternut squash has a subtle nutty and sweet flavor, and offers you a wealth of vitamins, minerals, riboflavin and iron, notes "Bon Appetit"