Coconut-Scented Sweet Potato Jasmine Rice Stuffed In Butternut Squash Bowls

Name: Coconut-Scented Sweet Potato Jasmine Rice Stuffed In Butternut Squash Bowls
Ingredients: 2 butternut squash, split in half and hollowed out; salt; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 large sweet potato, cut into small cubes; 1/2 cup coconut chips; 2 cup dry jasmine rice; 3 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup coconut milk; pecans, toasted and chopped for garnish

Chef Kathy Fang|Sept. 30, 2013 10:52 am EST

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Servings

4

Ingredients

2 butternut squash, split in half and hollowed out
salt
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 large sweet potato, cut into small cubes
1/2 cup coconut chips
2 cup dry jasmine rice
3 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup coconut milk
pecans, toasted and chopped for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place butternut squash halves cut side up on baking sheets and season well with olive oil and salt. Roast in the oven until tender about 50 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a pan, toast the coconut chips and sweet potato in butter for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
Pour sweet potatoes and coconut chips into a pot along with the rice, water, and coconut milk and stir to fully incorporate. Cook in a rice cooker or in a stove pot until rice is al dente. Remove lid and fluff with fork, then taste and season with salt as necessary.
Serve the rice in the butternut squash shells and garnish with more coconut chips and pecans.