Creamy parsnip & squash bake

Creamy parsnip & squash bake

Want to jazz up your traditional Christmas lunch, but still keep Gran happy? This is the one for you

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Place the cream, onion or shallot and the thyme sprig into a small pan. Slowly heat to just below boiling point, then remove from the heat and leave to cool. Strain, discarding the onion and thyme.
  2. Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 4. Rub the bottom and sides of a gratin dish measuring about 20 x 30cm with butter. Peel the parsnips and trim the ends. Peel and scoop the seeds out of the squash. Thinly slice the vegetables.
  3. Layer the parsnip and squash in the dish, pour over the infused cream, then scatter with the thyme leaves and Gruyère. Bake for 1 hr until golden and a fork slides easily into the veg.
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Get ahead

Leave the bake to cool, then cover and place in the fridge for up to 2 days. To reheat, place in a 220C/ fan 200C/gas 7 oven for 15 mins. If the top starts to brown more than you'd like, cover with foil.

Per serving

350 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 31 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 4g, sugar 8g, salt 0.12 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2007.

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  • 29 January 2009

    tashabasha commented on this recipe

    I made this with my mum at Christmas and it was delicious, just made it again to go with my friend's birthday and everyone loved it. I added garlic and lots of cracked black pepper to the cream to give it a bit more flavour and also added breadcrumbs to the cheese and thyme topping which went down very well!

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  • 04 July 2009

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this as an alternative to the parsnip and celeriaic bake. It was absolutely delicious, the only thing was that it was very filling and you had to be quite disciplined when having it as an accompanying vegetable dish with your Christmas dinner. I must remeber to cook it throughout the year.

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  • 01 September 2009

    JaneS rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this for a family roast lunch and it was amazing. I loved the simplicity of it. I cooked it earlier and then reheated it while the yorkshire puddings were cooking. The family loved it. I will definitely make this again. It was so nice that my daughter and I had it for lunch the next day. Heaven.

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    09 December 2009

    pam rated and commented on this recipe

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    Everybody enjoyed this bake. My daughter loved it so much she ate more of this than the beef. My daughter and son in law went back for seconds. Although they advise to discard onions i left them in and it was delicious.

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  • 20 December 2009

    Moosie Moo commented on this recipe

    I made this last Christmas & it was a huge success so will be making it for Christmas lunch again this year. It's a brilliant recipe because I can make it 2 days before & re-heat on the day. Fantastic - thank you Good Food

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  • 20 December 2009

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  • 26 March 2010

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  • 18 October 2010

    junecan rated and commented on this recipe

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    Just made this for dinner it was delicious will be making it again soon

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  • 12 December 2010

    Major Bloodnock rated and commented on this recipe

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    I hope I cooked it right. Every body loved it. Next best things to roast Parsnips. Yum.

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  • 19 December 2010

    Nessa rated and commented on this recipe

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    When I went to make this I realised I didnt have enough cream (someone had got to it before me!) so I used 300ml of half fat creme fraiche and 150ml of single cream instead. Was absolutely gorgeous, and not as fatty. I, too, left the onions in as it seemed a waste to discard them! Love this dish!!

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  • 27 December 2010

    Babs rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this recipe about three weeks ago, but froze 3/4s of it with my fingers crossed. We two ate it the day it was made and six of us had the frozen part for Christmas lunch. It reheated beautifully and everyone who tried it loved it, even the two dedicated parsnit haters. I am now adicted!

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  • 28 December 2010

    Amateur Chef rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was so easy to make and had good comments about it. Will definitely make it again.

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  • 14 January 2011

    fairystoryteller rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this on Christmas Day and everyone loved it. I used mature cheddar instead of Gruyere which I forgot to buy. It was very handy to be able to make it a day ahead. It's a very easy recipe which gives a delicious result and I know I will make it time and again.

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  • 20 January 2011

    wildflower rated and commented on this recipe

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    wow, had this st.stephens day and was delicious, made it 2days before and kept in fridge. even my fiance who hates squash- loved it

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  • 03 March 2011

    Miri rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really delicious, but found the veg were not quite cooked and had to finish it off in the mocrowave.

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  • 12 September 2011

    TandCake rated and commented on this recipe

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    I make this for Christmas every year, works brilliantly made the day before and reheated. Is delicious cold with leftover ham and turkey. I have been known to eat it straight from the fridge with a spoon but perhaps I shouldn't mention that!

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  • 26 November 2011

    Belinda commented on this recipe

    Why are the measurements 284ml pot and 142ml pot of cream ? No pots of cream that I know of come in those sizes, they are 300ml and 150ml. Does it mean to use one of each of those ? (I want to make this tomorrow)

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  • 27 November 2011

    Belinda rated and commented on this recipe

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    Just as others have stated before me, this is really heavenly if made with the recommendations of previous people testing. My daughter has always said she doesn't like parsnips, but loved this ! I did as some others have done added garlic, plenty of black pepper and left the onion and thyme in the sauce. This meant that the cut up onion pieces rested on the top of the squash and parsnips and once the cheese was ontop made a lovely top layer. I also increased the gruyere to about 50g !

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    12 December 2011

    Joy rated and commented on this recipe

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    Total winner! delish!!

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  • 24 December 2011

    Sharon rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely dish. I made it for a Sunday lunch with some friends just before Xmas. There were only 4 of us so I halved the quantities and it worked out just fine. A small portion each is all that's necessary because it's so rich.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Make ahead for ultimate convenience

Ingredients

  • 284ml pot and a 142ml pot double cream
  • 1 small onion or shallot, finely chopped
  • 2 thyme sprigs, 1 stripped of leaves
  • butter , for greasing
  • 500g parsnips (about 4 large)
  • 1⁄2 500g butternut squash (about 1⁄2 a large one)
  • 25g Gruyère , grated
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Per serving

350 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 31 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 4g, sugar 8g, salt 0.12 g

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