Side dishe for 4

Instant Pot Acorn Squash

Name: Instant Pot Acorn Squash
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole acorn squash; 1 cup cold water; 2 tbsp melted unsalted butter; 2 tbsp maple syrup brown sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1/8 tsp nutmeg (optional); seasoning: salt and black pepper

Steam halved acorn squash in an Instant Pot, then season the tender flesh with butter, maple sugar, salt, and nutmeg.

Typical price

$4.03for 4 servings

$1.01 per serving$4.03 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

25 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Side dishes Instant Pot Fall

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Winter squash (butternut, spaghetti)$1.29/lb typical	2 lb	$2.58Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.03

Pantry staples you likely have

Honey or maple syrupDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 whole acorn squash
1 cup cold water
2 tbsp melted unsalted butter
2 tbsp maple syrup brown sugar
1 pinch salt
1/8 tsp nutmeg (optional)
seasoning: salt and black pepper

Steps

Cut the squash in half and scrape out the seeds.
Pour 1 cup cold water into the Instant Pot and place the squash halves on the rack, cut-side up.
Cook on high pressure for 8 minutes, then release the pressure carefully for 10 minutes.
Scoop the tender squash into a bowl and mash it with melted butter, maple syrup brown sugar, salt, pepper, and optional nutmeg.
Finish the dish within 25 minutes total.