Butternut squash and blue cheese toasties recipe

Name: Butternut squash and blue cheese toasties
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: ½ butternut squash (use neck end), peeled and cut in half lengthways; 1 tsp olive oil; 40g blue Stilton; 70g 50% less fat soft cheese; 4 slices sourdough bread; 2 tbsp Tesco Finest chilli jam; 2 tbsp light mayonnaise

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Roasted squash, cream cheese and tangy Stilton are a match made in heaven in this dreamy toastie. Chilli jam rounds off the spicy-sweet theme, then it's all sandwiched between sourdough and pan-fried for the most luxurious lunch for two you could imagine. Don't save this one for the weekend.

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Serves 2
Takes 30 mins
549 calories / serving

Vegetarian

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Tesco Butternut Squash Each
½ butternut squash (use neck end), peeled and cut in half lengthways
£1.50
£1.50/each
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
1912 Artisan Blue Stilton Cheese 150G
40g blue Stilton
£3.00
£20.00/kg
Philadelphia Light Low Fat Soft Cream Cheese 165G
70g 50% less fat soft cheese
£2.25
£13.64/kg
Tesco Sourdough Bloomer 400G
4 slices sourdough bread
£2.10
£5.25/kg
Tesco Finest Chilli Jam 235g
2 tbsp Tesco Finest chilli jam
£1.95
£8.30/kg
Tesco Light Mayonnaise 450Ml
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp light mayonnaise
£0.86
£1.91/litre

Method

Score the cut sides of the squash with a sharp knife, then microwave on high for 10 mins. Remove and chop into 3cm pieces. Transfer to an air-fryer, drizzle with the oil and season. Air-fry at 200°C for 10 mins until softened and starting to caramelise at the edges. (Alternatively, cook in a preheated oven at gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C for 20 mins.)
Mash the squash with a fork to a rough paste. Crumble the Stilton in a separate bowl with the cream cheese and mix well.
Lay out the bread and spread 2 slices with the chilli jam. Top with the squash. Spread the Stilton mixture over the other 2 slices, then sandwich the squash and Stilton slices together. Spread the mayo evenly over the outsides of the sandwiches.
Heat a frying pan over a low-medium heat and dry-fry the toasties for 3-4 mins on each side, pressing down with a spatula, until the bread is toasted and the cheese has melted.