Sweet Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Spicy Chicken and Rice topped with melted golden cheese - a perfect meal all in one.

Butternut squash is probably one of my favourite Slimming Eats speed vegetable choices. It's such a versatile ingredient and can be used in a variety of different ways. Plus because it feels quite starchy, its a great substitute for potatoes when you are doing an SP day or reducing the carbs and fancy something that feels starchy.

It delicious pureed, roasted, baked, I even love it spiralled as a replacement for noodles in stir-fries. You can even make these delicious Butternut Squash Chips and if you use one of these handy Crinkle Cut Slicers, the kids will love them too.

My favourite way to cook butternut squash is roasted, I love it when you get a slight caramelization on the edges. I often dice one up and roast a big tray of butternut squash cubes with some olive oil spray, salt, black pepper and paprika, as it's perfect for adding into salads, using as soup toppings, as a side for the main course, even with eggs and bacon for breakfast, now there is a thought.

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If you are quite new to the world of the butternut squash, check out some of these other recipes, where it is the star ingredient:

• Roasted Butternut Squash Ricotta Lasagne
• Roasted Butternut Squash and Butter Bean Dip
• Paprika Chicken with Roasted Butternut Squash and Linguine
• Spiralized Butternut Squash Topped Meat Pie
• Butternut Squash Chickpea Curry (Vegan)
• Roasted Butternut Squash Zucchini Pasta Bake
• Bombay Butternut Squash
• Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
• Malaysian Butternut Squash Curry
• Roasted Butternut Squash and Tomato Risotto
• Chicken, Leek and Butternut Squash Bake
• Spaghetti with a Roasted Butternut Squash Sauce

or head on over to my FULL RECIPE INDEX with over 800+ delicious Slimming Eats Recipes all fully searchable by meal type, ingredient.

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With my love of butternut squash, there wasn't a better idea than this Roasted Butternut Squash Stuffed with Spicy Chicken and Rice. Why not use the entire butternut squash as the serving bowl for this yummy flavoured chicken and rice filling. It was just perfect. Forget baked potatoes, stuffed butternut squash is the bomb.

Then of course because I had a Healthy Extra A spare, I just had to finish it off with some grated cheese. Think of the melted gooey goodness. It's like a cheesy risotto stuffed butternut squash - heavenly.

How can I add a ⅓ speed foods to this Butternut Squash Stuffed with Spicy Chicken and Rice?

Well, you really don't need to worry, because all the speed foods are covered in this recipe, but you can always add a nice salad to the side and well if you fancy some chips (yes they are not speed), why the hell not?

What Kitchen Items do I need to make this Butternut Squash Stuffed with Spicy Chicken and Rice?

• Measuring Scales
• Measuring Jug
• Measuring Spoons
• Chopping Board
• Santoku Knife
• Saucepan
• Baking Tray
• Frying Pan
• Wooden Spoon

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