BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH BACON AND EGG

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH BACON AND EGG

PREP: 5 mins

COOK: 30-35 mins

CALS PER SERVING: 286

FAT PER SERVING: 15g

1 (175g/6oz) slice butternut squash

5ml/1 tsp vegetable oil

2 rashers lean back bacon, sliced

25g/2oz chestnut mushrooms, sliced

2 spring onions, sliced

1 large British Lion egg

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Place the butternut squash on a baking sheet and rub a little oil on top. Season. Bake for 20mins or until tender.

2. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil, add the bacon and sauté for 3-4 mins or until the bacon is crisp. Add the mushrooms and onion and sauté for a further 2 mins.

3. Heap the bacon mixture on top of the butternut squash and make a hollow in the centre of the mixture. Carefully crack an egg into the hollow and bake for 8-10mins or until the egg is baked to your liking. Serve hot with tomato salad.

Posted on December 7, 2009