From Family Circle

Golden strands of spaghetti squash tossed with a sage-and-thyme- scented butter sauce make a lovely side dish.

Spaghetti Squash

From Better Homes and Gardens

A sweet maple-orange glaze coats this low calorie, baked butternut squash side dish.

Burst-of-Orange Butternut Squash

From The Food Channel

When the early autumn days get shorter and nights start to get cool, butternut squash are ready to harvest. From your own garden or local farmers market, this sweet, nutty winter squash makes the perfect side dish. For this recipe we slow-roasted sliced butternut squash with brown sugar, apples and a splash of Calvados apple brandy topped with maple glazed pecans seasoned with sea salt.

Roasted Butternut Squash and Apples with Maple Glazed Pecans

From Family Circle

Serve this velvety soup made with pureed butternut squash and apple as a first course to autumn meal.

roasted squash soup

From Family Circle

Roasted butternut squash transforms into a velvety soup when pureed with apples.

Apple Squash Soup

From Ladies' Home Journal

A meaty cornbread stuffing baked in acorn squash halves makes for a hearty side dish for your holiday table.

Acorn Squash with Sausage, Onion, and Sage Corn Bread Stuffing

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tart and sweet cranberry, apple juice, maple-syrup and apples glaze these baked winter squash slices. Sprinkle this autumn side dish recipe with pecans before serving. Other hard-shell squashes, such as butternut, work equally well in this recipe.

Baked Squash with Apples and Cranberries

From Parents

A mixture of apricot preserves and curry powder season baked squash wedges in this healthy and flavorful side dish.

Easy Curried Acorn Squash

From Kellogg's

When you want a festive side dish, try this flavorful creation. Apple, raisins and acorn squash celebrate the bounty of fall harvest.

Apple Raisin Stuffed Squash

From Better Homes and Gardens

Often overlooked, tart cranberries can make a meal. Include them in vegetable side dishes, such as this simmered butternut squash.

Butternut Squash with Cranberries

From Better Homes and Gardens

A side dish of sumptuous root vegetables and rice makes an alluring companion for slow-roasted meat.

Autumn Pumpkin Rice

From Diabetic Living

In this delightful side dish, a little cheddar cheese, maple syrup, and turkey bacon dress up butternut squash. These also make delightful appetizers.

Cheddar-Maple Squash

From Better Homes and Gardens

Choosing a good-quality vinegar to make the balsamic reduction is key to getting a glaze that takes acorn squash to delicious new heights.

Balsamic-Glazed Squash

From Parents

Serve this bright orange soup for dinner around Halloween. Top with chopped apples to add fall flavors.

Ginger-Squash Soup

From Diabetic Living

The lovely color, exceptional flavor, and creamy texture of this soup make it a nice side dish recipe. It's made with heart healthy soymilk.

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

From Food & Wine

For winter squash that is crispy on the outside and moist within, Melissa Perello halves each one, roasts it until soft, then cuts it into wedges and roasts it some more.

Ginger-Roasted Winter Squash

From Food & Wine

Anna Thomas's 1970s book, The Vegetarian Epicure, is iconic; updated in the '90s and rechristened The New Vegetarian Epicure, it focuses on recipes for entertaining. One of her latest dishes is this crusty baked polenta, swirled with mashed butternut squash and smoked Gouda cheese.

Baked Butternut Squash-and-Cheese Polenta

From Heart-Healthy Living

This side-dish soup's main ingredient is butternut squash, a heart-healthy vegetable packed with fiber and vitamins.

Ginger-Squash Soup

From Family Circle

The slightly sweet flavor of winter squash is delightful with spicy curry in this side-dish soup recipe.

Curried Squash Soup

From Fine Cooking Magazine

To vary this gratin, add tomatoes, caramelized onions, or other vegetables. It's wise to put a sheet of foil on the bottom rack of the oven to catch any cream that bubbles over.

Butternut Squash & Potato Gratin with Walnut Crust

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Smoky bacon, herby sage, and sweet apple give this squash soup layers of flavor.

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple & Bacon

From EatingWell

Acorn squash makes a sweet substitute for potatoes in this easy mash. Use a serrated grapefruit spoon to get all the seeds and stringy fibers out of the inside of the squash.

Mashed Maple Squash

From Heart-Healthy Living

Use a variety of healthy fall vegetables when you make this recipe to energize any main course over the holidays.

Braised Parsnips, Squash, and Cranberries

From EatingWell

Winter squash contributes a rich, full flavor to a simple barley pilaf. Gremolata, an Italian mixture of parsley, lemon zest and garlic, gives the dish a lively finish. The pilaf is an excellent accompaniment to chicken and pork, but would stand on its own with the addition of Parmesan.

Butternut & Barley Pilaf

From Diabetic Living

For a twist on tradition, we transformed pumpkin from the usual pie into an enchanting side dish recipe.

Cinnamon Baked Pumpkin