Turkey and Butternut Squash Bake

This recipe is gooooood. Even if you have never had squash, or if you think you don't like squash, this is really tasty. I altered a recipe from Better Homes and Gardens to make more of a casserole (and use up leftover turkey).

Turkey and Butternut Squash Bake

2 c. chopped turkey (cooked)
1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
2 T. olive oil
8 oz. dried extra-wide noodles
4 T. butter
1/2 onion, chopped
1 T. lemon juice
1 package light cream cheese
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
1 c. panko or bread crumbs (maybe a good use for leftover rolls?)

Preheat oven to 425. In a bowl, toss the squash cubes in the oil. Place in a rectangular baking dish and cook for 30 minutes, stirring twice.

Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, set aside. In the same pot, melt 2 T. of the butter. Add the onions and stir. Cook the onions over medium heat until translucent. Stir in lemon juice. Add noodles to the onion mixture, then stir in the cream cheese, 1/2 of the Parmesan, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix in the cooked squash cubes and chopped turkey.

Put mixture in a baking dish, and top with the panko/bread crumbs and remaining butter and Parmesan. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

This week's menu

This week I am going to try a couple new recipes from my iPad app, Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. I plan to review the app later this week, but for now, if you haven't heard of Mark Bittman then you probably have been out of country a while, or at least removed from popular media. Anyway, here's this week's menu:

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Stir-fried chicken with cabbage (from the app), rice, side salad. Because colored bell peppers are on sale this week and the recipe suggested them as a potential substitute item, I will be adding a chopped one to this.

Wednesday: Fried Rice. I'll post the recipe later, but we had some ham in the freezer that was needing to be eaten, so this recipe should be just the ticket. It's filling, but if you need a little extra food you could do a side salad with some Japanese sesame dressing, some frozen egg rolls or potstickers, or a bowl of miso soup (super quick with a mix) to fill it out.

Thursday: Taco Salad. Salad mix is on sale this week so we will be eating lots of the green leafies.

Friday: Beans and Greens (also from the iPad app). I plan to add the remainder of the ham from the freezer to this. If you are into the Meatless Monday thing, this would be a likely candidate (minus the ham, of course). Organic greens are on sale as well this week, which is unusual for my local supermarkets.