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Spiced Butternut Squash Tacos With Lime Mayo

Cook spiced butternut squash in a tomatoey chipotle sauce before stirring in sweetcorn. Serve in soft, warm tortillas with lettuce, cheese and a tangy lime mayo drizzle. It tastes fantas-taco!

25 mins
615kcal
Mexican
Spiced Butternut Squash Tacos With Lime Mayo
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredientCooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Butternut Squash Cubes
Butternut Squash Cubes (160g)
Cheddar Cheese
Cheddar Cheese (40g)
Chipotle Paste
Chipotle Paste (20g)
Gem Lettuce
Gem Lettuce
Ground Coriander
Ground Coriander (1tsp)
Ground Cumin
Ground Cumin (1tsp)
Lime
Lime
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise (25ml)
Plain Tortillas
Plain Tortillas (1pcs) x6
Spring Onion
Spring Onion x2
Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn (150g)
Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste (16g)

You'll also need

Olive oil, Salt, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1

Add your butternut squash cubes to a bowl with your ground cumin, ground coriander and a large pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up until the butternut squash is fully coated

Boil half a kettle

Step 1
2

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat

Once hot, add the spiced butternut squash cubes and cook for 4-5 min or until starting to caramelise

Step 2
3

Meanwhile, trim, then slice your spring onions finely

Wash and shred your lettuce, then pat dry with kitchen paper

Grate your cheddar cheese

Step 3
4

Combine your chipotle paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and tomato paste in a bowl – this is your spiced tomato paste

Add the spiced tomato paste to the pan with 150ml [225ml] [300ml] boiled water and a generous pinch of salt and cook, covered, for 15-20 min or until the squash is fork-tender and the sauce has reduced slightly

Step 4
5

Drain your sweetcorn

Once the sauce has reduced, add the drained sweetcorn to the pan and stir it all together – this is your spiced butternut squash & sweetcorn

Step 5
6

Combine your mayo with a squeeze of lime juice and 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] olive oil in a bowl – this is your lime mayo

Step 6
7

Add your tortillas to a plate and pop in the microwave for 20 secs on high or until warmed through

Slice the remaining lime into 1 wedge per person

Step 7
8

Divide the shredded lettuce, sliced spring onion, spiced butternut squash & sweetcorn, grated cheese and lime mayo evenly between the warmed tortillas

Garnish with a lime wedge

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
615kcal
Energy
26.5g
Fat
76.6g
Carbohydrate
7.3g
Fibre
18.3g
Protein
1.2g
Salt
per 100g
149kcal
Energy
6.4g
Fat
18.6g
Carbohydrate
1.8g
Fibre
4.4g
Protein
0.3g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (egg, gluten, milk, mustard).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.