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One Pot Butternut Squash and Chorizo Casserole

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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:

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Just part of the range available from Cirio!

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NB: This post was commissioned by Cirio and all opinions are my own.

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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
Cook Time 47 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 2 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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    • Camilla

      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.

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  9. sarah capps

    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

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  10. Sarah Wyatt

    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.

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  15. Sarah

    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. 🙂

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  16. Isabella

    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!

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  17. Helen Clark

    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

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  18. Claire Jessiman

    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.

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  23. Ceri Jones

    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!

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  27. Kira C

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

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  28. Miss Kitty Kaos

    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

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  29. Laura H

    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 🙂

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  32. Fashion and Style Police

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

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  36. Sammie

    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

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    • Camilla

      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!

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  39. Lynette

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

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