BAKED STUFFED WINTER SQUASH

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Winter squash (acorn, kabocha, butternut) is baked, scooped out, and mixed with other ingredients, then stuffed back into the rind and baked. This dish has it all -- veggies, meat, and a natural sweetness and creamy consistency without any added sugar. I use pork sausage but you can substitute something lower in fat.

Provided by AJNYC

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 egg, beaten
½ cup dry bread crumbs
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Place squash halves cut side down in baking pans. Fill pans with about 1/2 inch water. Bake squash 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender.
  • While squash bakes, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place onions and celery in the skillet, and cook until tender. Stir in the sausage and thyme. Cook and stir until evenly brown.
  • Remove squash from the oven, and carefully scrape the pulp from the rinds. Set rinds aside. Place the pulp in a bowl, and mash with a potato masher. Mix in the cooked sausage mixture, egg, bread crumbs, raisins, and pecans. Scoop into the reserved rinds. Set stuffed squash in the baking dishes.
  • Bake 25 minutes in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven, until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.1 g, Cholesterol 60.8 mg, Fat 25.3 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 15.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 723 mg, Sugar 16 g

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