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Recipe

Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Fajitas

Already craving fall flavors? Believe it or not, summer is the season for butternut squash down here in Louisiana. Switch up your Taco Tuesday with oven-roasted butternut squash fajitas from For Reals Life. Ready in just half an hour, this recipe is the perfect way to add some veggies to a Tex-Mex classic.

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Ingredients

  • 1 & 1/2 pounds butternut squash (1/2 of a large or one really small butternut squash) - cut in half lengthwise and sliced into approximately 1/4" x 1" pieces (remove the seeds of course)
  • 1 large red, yellow or orange bell pepper cut into 1/2" slices
  • 1 large onion cut into 1/2" slices
  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder (salt-free like this one!)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pinch of cayenne (optional)
  • juice of 1 lime
  • for serving: tortillas (whole wheat flour and corn!), guacamole (a video of me and my kiddo making some!), salsa, tofu sour cream (homemade!), lime wedges, lettuce, cilantro

Directions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet (or two!) with parchment or Silpat baking mats.

Toss the butternut squash, bell peppers, and onion with all of the seasoning blend and the lime juice (I like to do this in a large ziplock bag but a large bowl would work as well!)

Lay out on your baking sheets in a single layer.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until nicely browned and delicious. Serve with tortillas (whole wheat flour and corn!), guacamole, salsa, tofu sour cream (homemade!), lime wedges, lettuce, cilantro, and whatever else you like with fajitas (beer?!)

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Market UmbrellaMarket Umbrella is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3), based in New Orleans, whose mission is to cultivate the power of farmers markets to drive economic and community health in the region. Market Umbrella has operated the Crescent City Farmers Markets (CCFM) since 1995.

Crescent City Farmers MarketThe Crescent City Farmers Market operates weekly year-round throughout New Orleans. The CCFM hosts 70+ local small farmers, fishers, and food producers, and more than 150,000 shoppers annually.