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One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole

Updated 6 December 2023 Published 3 May 2016 84 Comments

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In association with Cirio

This spicy One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole is the perfect midweek family meal. As well as Butternut Squash and chorizo, ingredients include bulgar wheat, bell pepper, celery, paprika, cumin seeds and sherry! Just serve with crusty bread or toast to mop up the juices.

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I adore Cirio tomatoes and as long as they’re in the cupboard I never feel very far away from a really good meal.

Unlike cheap tinned tomatoes, the Cirio ones are grown in Italy and are just vastly superior in flavour, colour and texture, you really can’t go wrong with them!

So today I’m bringing you my One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole that I’ve been dying to share with you as the first time I made it I didn’t photograph it.

So when Cirio got in touch and asked me to develop a recipe for them I knew I had to give this delicious dish its moment of glory!

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The flavoursome Cirio chopped tomatoes form the perfect backdrop to the butternut squash, chorizo, cumin, paprika and sherry flavours and bulgar wheat provides some lovely texture to the mix as well as absorbing lots of the lovely juices.

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My family love this casserole for its flavour and I love it as it saves on washing up in the evening as it’s all cooked in one pot. Served with some crusty bread or toast for a hearty meal!

If preparing a butternut squash puts you off cooking with them then the easiest way to prepare one is to slice off the top and bottom, prick it over with a fork and microwave for about 3 minutes on full power.

Allow to cool and the skin will then glide off with a vegetable peeler and the flesh will be easier to cut as it will be slightly cooked.

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More Recipes Using Tinned Tomatoes

I do hope you try my One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole as I’m sure you’ll love it! For more recipes using Cirio tomatoes, you might like these:

  • Slow Cooked Chicken Italian
  • Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry
  • Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew
  • 5 Minute Tomato Soup – Curried
  • Simple Prawn, Mushroom & Spinach Curry 
  • Shakshuka Spicy Tomato Bake Eggs 
  • Jolof Spaghetti 
  • Fagioli All’Ullcelletto (Beans in Tomato Sauce) 
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Just part of the range available from Cirio!

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One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole

This spicy one pot casserole is the perfect family midweek meal served with crusty bread or toast to mop up the juices.
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 47 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 2 minutes minutes
Servings 4 – 5
Author Camilla Hawkins

Equipment

  • 1 Chopping Board
  • 1 cook’s knife
  • 1 set digital scales
  • 1 Wooden spoon
  • 1 Measuring jug
  • 1 Set measuring spoons
  • 1 Garlic crusher

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 1 Onion sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 50 g Chorizo diced (sliced & cut into 4 pieces)
  • 1 Butternut Squash diced
  • 1 Red pepper large, chopped
  • 4 Celery stalks sliced
  • 400 g Tin Cirio chopped tomatoes
  • 450 ml Vegetable stock
  • Splash of sherry
  • 75 g Bulgur wheat
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan/wok and sweat the onion and garlic over a medium heat, under a lid until softened, stirring occasionally (takes about 10 minutes).
  • Add the celery, cumin seeds and paprika and gently fry for another 2 minutes.
  • Make a well in the centre, add the chorizo and fry until cooked through.
  • Add the butternut squash and red pepper fry for another couple of minutes whilst stirring.
  • Then add the Cirio chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, splash of sherry, salt and pepper.
  • Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add the bulgur wheat and simmer for another 15 minutes but this time with a lid on.
  • Serve with crusty bread or toast to mop up the juices.

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Comments

  1. Jeanne Rayher

    14/08/2022 at 4:23 pm

    Is the bulgar necessary? Is there a substitution?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/08/2022 at 4:49 pm

      Hi Jeanne, the bulgar wheat adds a nice bit of texture and absorbs some of the liquid. You could substitute with cous cous, rice (rinse well) or soup pasta (keeping the overall cooking time the same but only cooking the added ingredients for as long as they take to cook). I haven’t tried making it without but if you served it with rice to mop up the juices I think that would work OK.

      Reply
  2. Richard Eldred Hawes

    19/06/2017 at 9:23 pm

    Looks tasty and easy to make

    Reply
  3. Richard Eldred Hawes

    02/02/2017 at 8:50 pm

    What makes this casserole is the use of good quality tomatoes, so much flavour

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/02/2017 at 11:21 pm

      Exactly right Richard:-)

      Reply
  4. A S,Edinburgh

    24/01/2017 at 7:42 pm

    I love chorizo; this looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/01/2017 at 7:58 pm

      Thanks, it’s really tasty:-)

      Reply
  5. Laura Tovey

    10/11/2016 at 7:05 pm

    Definitely one I will be adding to my recipe collection!!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/11/2016 at 8:48 pm

      Great Laura, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)

      Reply
  6. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy

    08/06/2016 at 6:20 pm

    What a great way to use butternut squash, in a comforting stew. This looks like my kind of meal.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/06/2016 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks Dannii, it’s become a favourite here:-)

      Reply
  7. Maya Russell

    07/06/2016 at 7:00 am

    Looks very tasty. I also think good quality tomatoes make a difference.

    Reply
  8. Sharon

    01/06/2016 at 11:27 pm

    Ooo lovely, a sweet spicy delight, this looks absolutely delicious 🙂

    Reply
  9. sarah capps

    31/05/2016 at 4:11 pm

    This looks DELICIOUS! I love one pot recipes! So easy to make plus it cuts down on the washing up too – always a bonus! xxx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      31/05/2016 at 5:21 pm

      Thanks Sarah, yes love saving on washing up:-)

      Reply
  10. Sarah Wyatt

    26/05/2016 at 11:32 am

    This looks great. I’m always on the look out for 1 pot recipes that I can prep earlier in the day when I have more time.

    Reply
  11. Jan Bennett

    15/05/2016 at 7:38 am

    Oooh now this is my kind of food and easy to make too. I love one-pot meals and this is very colourful – yum!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/05/2016 at 1:35 pm

      Thanks Jan, it really is a firm favourite here now:-)

      Reply
  12. Heather Haigh

    08/05/2016 at 11:47 am

    Lovely flavours – a great one pot dish.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/05/2016 at 2:54 pm

      Thanks Heather, a favourite here now:-)

      Reply
  13. Sarah, Maison Cupcake

    05/05/2016 at 10:11 pm

    I happen to have all the ingredients in for this – might have to make it!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/05/2016 at 10:24 pm

      Great Sarah, do let me know what you think if you do try it:-)

      Reply
  14. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    05/05/2016 at 10:44 am

    I do love a simple one pot dinner! I often use the Cirio tomatoes with butternut squash and black beans, I guess it’s like a vegetarian version of this 🙂 Looks tasty!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/05/2016 at 10:25 pm

      Thanks Becca, I do love a one pot meal;)

      Reply
  15. Sarah

    04/05/2016 at 10:09 pm

    I haven’t bought Cirio tomatoes in too long and I should! Much better than some other varieties. Thanks for putting them back in my mind. 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 11:02 pm

      Thanks Sarah, glad to have jogged your memory:-)

      Reply
  16. Isabella

    04/05/2016 at 10:03 pm

    What a lovely colourful recipe! (I love your white casserole dish as well!) chorizo and butternut is a match made in heaven, love cirio tomatoes – always on the lookout for them being on special offer so I can stock up!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 11:05 pm

      Thanks Isabella (dish is Le Creuset), yes I stock up too when they’re on offer;-)

      Reply
  17. Helen Clark

    04/05/2016 at 9:25 pm

    This looks and sounds delicious. I love one-pot cooking so will give this a go. I’m not a huge fan of chorizo so will think of something to substitute that with

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks Helen, someone else mentioned Quorn chorizo?

      Reply
  18. Claire Jessiman

    04/05/2016 at 9:15 pm

    Like you I’m a big fan of Cirio tomatoes (thanks for linking to my recipe) Chorizo and Tomato really is a match made in heaven. I’ve never used bulgar wheat in a one pot dish so must give it a try.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:32 pm

      Thanks Claire, yes Cirio tomatoes make a huge difference to a dish:-)

      Reply
  19. Leanne

    04/05/2016 at 9:02 pm

    Oh I love a recipe that just requires you chucking everything into one container to cook! So convinient

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:34 pm

      Thanks Leanne;-)

      Reply
  20. Helen at Casa Costello

    04/05/2016 at 9:00 pm

    What beautiful colours – I love that this dish contains products that we pretty much always have readily available. Including the splash of sherry!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:35 pm

      Thanks Helen. I need to buy some more sherry as I use it so much in cooking:-)

      Reply
  21. Nayna Kanabar

    04/05/2016 at 8:06 pm

    What a delicious recipe, I would love to make a veggie version of this.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:35 pm

      Thanks Nayna, I’m sure that would be very possible:-)

      Reply
  22. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours

    04/05/2016 at 4:58 pm

    Cirio is wonderful, it was fascinating when I travelled to Italy with them two years ago.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 5:51 pm

      Yes I remember seeing your tip splashed across social media at the time, looked fantastic:-)

      Reply
  23. Ceri Jones

    04/05/2016 at 3:34 pm

    This looks great. I love one pot dishes as I hate washing up! Bulghur wheat doesn’t agree with me so maybe I could swap for buckwheat. Adore chorizo smokey flavours – lovely!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 5:51 pm

      Thanks Kerry or maybe you could use quinoa!

      Reply
  24. nicol

    04/05/2016 at 3:10 pm

    ive never tried butternut squash before! i do love chorizo though nom

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 5:52 pm

      Oh you’re missing out then it is so delicious!

      Reply
  25. Corina

    04/05/2016 at 2:52 pm

    This has some of my favourite flavours in it! I am such a fan of chorizo – I could eat it in one pots like this every day!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 5:53 pm

      Thanks Corina, me too:-)

      Reply
  26. kate @veggie desserts

    04/05/2016 at 2:21 pm

    It sounds like a lovely, warming, comforting meal!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 2:31 pm

      Thanks Kate, it’s on my regular rosta now:-)

      Reply
  27. Kira C

    04/05/2016 at 2:17 pm

    That looks really nice! Not something I would usually try but I’d love to give it a go! Thanks for sharing 😀

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 2:32 pm

      Thanks Kira, do hope you give it a go:-)

      Reply
  28. Miss Kitty Kaos

    04/05/2016 at 11:32 am

    I always make sure we have good quality tinned tomatoes on the cupboard as they can be a staple for so many meals and this one sounds amazing X

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 11:45 am

      Thanks, yes Cirio tinned tomatoes are a must have in my cupboards!

      Reply
  29. Laura H

    04/05/2016 at 11:30 am

    Love the bright colours of this! I have far too many tins of chopped tomatoes at home and have no idea what to do with them because they’re so plain by themselves! This has inspired me 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 11:44 am

      Great Laura, glad to have inspired you:-)

      Reply
  30. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    04/05/2016 at 7:51 am

    I have never made one pot anything with butternut squash, So cant wait to try this.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:51 am

      Thanks Bintu, do let me know what you think:-)

      Reply
  31. Elizabeth

    04/05/2016 at 6:52 am

    Mmm this sounds rather hearty and filling! Proper mouthwatering comfort food. 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:51 am

      Thanks Elizabeth, it really is!

      Reply
  32. Fashion and Style Police

    04/05/2016 at 12:18 am

    This sounds and looks tasty. Looks super convenient too. I will be trying this Butternut Squash dish.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2016 at 9:52 am

      Great Stella, so glad you like it:-)

      Reply
  33. The London Mum

    03/05/2016 at 10:54 pm

    What a perfect homely meal, and being one pot makes it even better!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:20 pm

      Thanks, yes I love the convenience of a one pot meal:-)

      Reply
  34. Melanie Edjourian

    03/05/2016 at 10:43 pm

    I’ve never cooked squash before but have been meaning to for ages. This sounds great.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:21 pm

      Oh my, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)

      Reply
  35. Liz Mays

    03/05/2016 at 10:31 pm

    This sounds really good. I love butternut squash and the tomatoes, garlic and onions will add some serious flavor.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:22 pm

      Thanks Liz, yes this is a really tasty dish:-)

      Reply
  36. Sammie

    03/05/2016 at 10:18 pm

    I adore Cirio and have been using their passata and tinned tomatoes for years. It is true that they cost a bit more, but the flavour is vastly superior so I use less – I also stock up on them when on offer. I have yet to cook with bulgar wheat and this recipe seems the perfect introduction. We all love chorizo and butternut squash so pinned in order to make! Thanks for sharing another brilliant recipe. Sammie x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:25 pm

      Aaw, thank you Sammi, glad you like Cirio tomatoes products just as much as I do! If you buy some bulgur wheat just don’t serve it up to your guests as demarara sugar which I once did to my dad:-) He couldn’t understand why his coffee wasn’t getting any sweeter LOL!

      Reply
  37. Ana De- Jesus

    03/05/2016 at 10:02 pm

    I love butternut squash and I bet that quorn chorizo slices would taste so good so I can have my own veggie version too xxx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:26 pm

      Yes Ana, I didn’t know you could get quorn chorizo but that would work well to I’m sure:-)

      Reply
  38. Harriet from Toby & Roo

    03/05/2016 at 9:45 pm

    Well this just looks super tasty! I am constantly looking for new recipes to shovel some more veg into the kids, this is ideal! H x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:27 pm

      Thanks Harriet, yes this dish is quite healthy what with the veggies and the lycopene in the tomatoes:-)

      Reply
  39. Lynette

    03/05/2016 at 9:42 pm

    I think I have two people in my household that will adore your casserole. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:28 pm

      Excellent Lynette, so pleased to hear that:-)

      Reply
  40. Rebecca Smith

    03/05/2016 at 9:38 pm

    Oh this sounds like my kind of meal! Will definitely have to add this to my to-try list

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:28 pm

      Fabulous Rebecca, do let me know what you think:-)

      Reply
  41. Sarah Bailey

    03/05/2016 at 9:16 pm

    Oh wow this sounds delicious – I have to admit I’ve not had butternut squash in a long time. x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks Sarah, well you really should have some again then;-)

      Reply
  42. Sam McKean

    03/05/2016 at 9:15 pm

    This sounds amazing, I can’t wait to try cooking it!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks Sam;-)

      Reply
  43. Rhian Westbury

    03/05/2016 at 9:08 pm

    You can’t go wrong with a good cassarole. Looks lovely, great recipe x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:29 pm

      Thanks Rhian:-)

      Reply
  44. Dom

    03/05/2016 at 8:54 pm

    looks so tempting! I love the colours and the chorizo must lift this dish into a delightful, punchy meal!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/05/2016 at 11:30 pm

      Thank you Dom, yes the Chorizo really does elevate this meal:-)

      Reply

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