Stuffed Acorn Squash
Stuffed Acorn Squash

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All our favorite fall flavors come together in this surprisingly easy and super flavorful stuffed acorn squash. Here's what you need: small acorn squashes, onion, celery, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh rosemary, garlic, sausage, apple, panko breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese. Acorn squash halves are filled with butter, brown sugar, stuffing mix, chicken broth and savory spices, and baked.

Stuffed Acorn Squash is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Stuffed Acorn Squash is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed acorn squash using 30 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:
  1. Make ready 2 medium acorn squash
  2. Get 2 medium acorn squash
  3. Make ready 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  4. Prepare 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  5. Make ready 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
  6. Prepare 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
  7. Get 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
  8. Get 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
  9. Make ready 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  10. Prepare 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  12. Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  13. Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  14. Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  15. Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
  16. Prepare 4 garlic cloves, minced
  17. Make ready 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
  18. Take 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
  19. Take 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
  20. Prepare 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
  21. Prepare 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
  22. Take 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
  23. Prepare 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
  24. Take 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
  25. Make ready 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  26. Get 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  27. Get 1 cup Gouda, shredded
  28. Take 1 cup Gouda, shredded
  29. Make ready 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
  30. Prepare 1/4 cup Asiago, grated

It will become a quick favorite with its healthy mix of sweet and savory in one filling and satisfying recipe. This Stuffed Acorn Squash filled with Quinoa Stuffing makes a beautiful and filling vegan main course. It would be an excellent vegetarian dinner for a holiday feast, like Thanksgiving. Stuffed acorn squash filled with brown rice, lean ground beef, tomatoes and warming spices is a comforting and splendidly colorful dish loaded with earthy and delicious flavors.

Instructions to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
  2. Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
  3. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
  4. Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
  5. Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
  6. Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
  7. Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
  8. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
  9. Enjoy!
  10. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
  11. Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
  12. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
  13. Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
  14. Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
  15. Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
  16. Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
  17. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
  18. Enjoy!

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