We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nThese were so good that I am going to cook another batch tonight.<\/p>\n\n\nTable of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nPrepare the Acorn Squash<\/a><\/li>Smoke the Squash<\/a><\/li>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li>Notes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Prepare the Acorn Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI telling you, this is bonehead easy.<\/p>\nStart by slicing the squash in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSpray the inside of the squash with some Pam or coat in olive oil.\u00a0 It doesn’t really matter what type of oil you use as all we need it to do is help our dry rub adhere.<\/p>\nSeason the squash with a dry rub (or just use salt and pepper) and place a tablespoon of butter in the middle of the squash.\u00a0 The rub I used was:<\/p>\n\n1 tbls smoked paprika<\/li>\n1 tbls turbinado sugar<\/li>\n1 tbls chili powder<\/li>\n2 tsp salt<\/li>\n1 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nIf you want to add even more flavors then you could always add some stuffing like my friend did with her Tex Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<\/span>Smoke the Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\nThe squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
These were so good that I am going to cook another batch tonight.<\/p>\n
Table of Contents<\/p>\nToggle<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\nPrepare the Acorn Squash<\/a><\/li>Smoke the Squash<\/a><\/li>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/a>Ingredients <\/a><\/li>Instructions <\/a><\/li>Notes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/span>Prepare the Acorn Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI telling you, this is bonehead easy.<\/p>\nStart by slicing the squash in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSpray the inside of the squash with some Pam or coat in olive oil.\u00a0 It doesn’t really matter what type of oil you use as all we need it to do is help our dry rub adhere.<\/p>\nSeason the squash with a dry rub (or just use salt and pepper) and place a tablespoon of butter in the middle of the squash.\u00a0 The rub I used was:<\/p>\n\n1 tbls smoked paprika<\/li>\n1 tbls turbinado sugar<\/li>\n1 tbls chili powder<\/li>\n2 tsp salt<\/li>\n1 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nIf you want to add even more flavors then you could always add some stuffing like my friend did with her Tex Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<\/span>Smoke the Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\nThe squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I telling you, this is bonehead easy.<\/p>\n
Start by slicing the squash in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nSpray the inside of the squash with some Pam or coat in olive oil.\u00a0 It doesn’t really matter what type of oil you use as all we need it to do is help our dry rub adhere.<\/p>\nSeason the squash with a dry rub (or just use salt and pepper) and place a tablespoon of butter in the middle of the squash.\u00a0 The rub I used was:<\/p>\n\n1 tbls smoked paprika<\/li>\n1 tbls turbinado sugar<\/li>\n1 tbls chili powder<\/li>\n2 tsp salt<\/li>\n1 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nIf you want to add even more flavors then you could always add some stuffing like my friend did with her Tex Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<\/span>Smoke the Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\nThe squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Spray the inside of the squash with some Pam or coat in olive oil.\u00a0 It doesn’t really matter what type of oil you use as all we need it to do is help our dry rub adhere.<\/p>\n
Season the squash with a dry rub (or just use salt and pepper) and place a tablespoon of butter in the middle of the squash.\u00a0 The rub I used was:<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nIf you want to add even more flavors then you could always add some stuffing like my friend did with her Tex Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<\/span>Smoke the Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\nThe squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you want to add even more flavors then you could always add some stuffing like my friend did with her Tex Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/a> recipe!<\/p>\n<\/span>Smoke the Squash<\/span><\/h2>\nI smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\nThe squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I smoked the squash on my Z Grills pellet grill with hickory pellets using a two step process but the setup will be the same for your Traeger or Pit Boss..<\/p>\n
The squash were cooked at 225F for 30 minutes to lay down a smoke flavor profile.\u00a0 After 30 minutes I basted the edges of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nAfter the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\nThe squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
After the squash were basted I raised the temperature on the smoker to 325F and let the squash cook for 45 more minutes.<\/p>\n
The squash are done when you can slide a skewer through with no resistance.\u00a0 The total cook time was under 90 minutes making this one of my favorite quick smoker recipes<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/noscript><\/p>\nSeriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\nYou could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash {Butter Basted!}<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nAcorn squash is halved, cleaned and seasoned before being smoked until tender.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Pin Recipe<\/a>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nPrep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n \t<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCourse <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\tCalories <\/span>125<\/span> kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>1<\/span> acorn squash<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tbls<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> turbinado sugar<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tbls<\/span> chili powder<\/span><\/li>2<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>1<\/span> tsp<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>Cooking oil spray<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/span>Instructions<\/div> <\/span><\/h3>Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.<\/div><\/li>Combine the dry ingredients to make a rub and mix thoroughly.<\/div><\/li>Spray the inside of the squash with Pam (or your favorite cooking oil)<\/div><\/li>Season the inside of the squash with the dry rub.<\/div><\/li>Place one tablespoon of butter into the middle of each squash half.<\/div><\/li>Smoke the squash at 225F for 30 minutes.<\/div><\/li>Baste the sides of the squash with the melted butter in the center.<\/div><\/li>Raise the temperature of the smoker to 325F and cook for another 45 minutes or until the squash is probe tender.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span>Notes<\/div><\/span><\/h3>These smoked squash are savory, creamy, filling and completely satisfying. You can make these as a side dish with some grilled shrimp or fish for an incredibly healthy and easy weeknight meal. <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/div><\/div>\nKeyword <\/span>Smoked Acorn Squash<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We tried cooking acorn squash on the smoker last night and it turned out extraordinarily amazing.\u00a0 Smoking squash is incredibly easy and they look almost as great as they taste.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1011,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,119],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8554\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Seriously, these were amazing.<\/p>\n
You could put these in front of any carnivore and they would be delighted.<\/p>\n
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