BAKED AND STUFFED DELICATA SQUASH

Baked and Stuffed Delicata Squash image

This delicata squash recipe is simple, quick, healthier, and very filling, but if you cut it up for slices, it can be served as an appetizer. Use the sliced cherry tomatoes in the stuffing to make it even more juicy.

Provided by Roveena

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 45m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¼ pound bacon, cubed, or to taste
4 tablespoons sour cream
¼ cup shredded Italian cheese blend, or to taste
⅓ large purple onion, diced
1 clove elephant garlic, chopped
4 super-mammoth olives stuffed with garlic and jalapeno
1 pinch ground multi-colored peppercorns, or to taste
1 pinch salt
1 delicata squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
¼ cup chopped cherry tomatoes, or to taste
⅛ cup parsley, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Combine bacon, sour cream, shredded Italian cheese blend, onion, garlic, olives, pepper, and salt in a bowl and stir to blend. Place squash halves in a baking dish and fill each with stuffing.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve garnished with parsley and cherry tomatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 514.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 88.2 mg, Fat 38.6 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 17.7 g, Sodium 1816.2 mg, Sugar 2.9 g