Instant pot mashed butternut squash
Easy delicious side dish for you pressure cooker- Instant pot warm spiced mashed butternut squash. Great for holidays and for a weeknight quick dinner side option. Vegetarian, sweet and comforting!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 288kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash medium size
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup cream half and half will work too
- 1 tbspn butter unsalted
- 2 tbspn brown sugar (optional, not recommend in WW!)
- ½ tspn salt
- ½ tspn ground ginger
- ½ tspn ground cinnamon
- ½ tspn ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Peel butternut squash and cut into 1 inch chunks
- Put it into your pressure cooker, with water and ½ teaspoon of salt
- Close the lid and set on MANUAL HIGH PRESSURE for 12 minutes. Once cooked, Quick release
- Drain butternut squash and mash using the masher with spices, butter and cream. Add sugar if using.
Notes
For weight watchers points: myWW green plan 3 points, blue plan 3 points, purple 3 points ( all calculations are done by adding ingredients to Weight watchers app calculator). Points are per serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 685mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 20592IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 1mg
