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Slow-Cooker Spicy Chipotle Orange Squash

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 5, 2012
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Looking for a different way to serve squash? Try this slow-cooked southwestern treatment that requires only 15 minutes of prep time.

Slow-Cooker Spicy Chipotle Orange Squash

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 small buttercup or acorn squash (2 to 2 1/2 lb)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can), finely chopped

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Cut squash in half crosswise; remove seeds and membranes. Pour water into slow cooker. Place squash halves, cut sides up, in slow cooker. (If necessary, cut off pointed tip so squash stands upright.)
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour into squash halves.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours.

Nutrition

190 Calories
7g Total Fat
2g Protein
29g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
520mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
10%
Dietary Fiber
6g
23%
Sugars
18g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
210%
210%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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