SAUSAGE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash image

The combination of the sausage with the different spices and the sweetness from the cranberries really turn your average garden acorn squash into a dish that makes you feel like the professional home cook that you are. Perfect for serving at dinner parties or for a nice quiet meal at home.

Provided by Shyla Lane

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Acorn Squash

Time 1h23m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cubed French bread, crusts removed
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground sage
¼ teaspoon sumac powder
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 acorn squash, halved and seeded
½ teaspoon olive oil
¾ cup vegetable stock
4 ounces ground sausage
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons pecans, broken into small pieces
1 teaspoon diced fresh thyme

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread bread cubes on a baking sheet.
Toast bread in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes.
Mix cinnamon, sage, sumac, white pepper, and cloves together in a small bowl.
Brush acorn squash halves with olive oil. Sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon mixture evenly over both halves. Transfer to a baking sheet.
Bake acorn squash in the preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes. Scrape flesh with a fork to loosen slightly.
Combine toasted bread and vegetable stock in a pot over medium-low heat. Stir bread around to soak up the vegetable stock and warm up, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir into the bread in the bowl. Add remaining cinnamon mixture, cranberries, pecans, and thyme; stir until evenly mixed.
Divide bread mixture between the acorn squash halves.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.8 g, Cholesterol 32 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 13.6 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 779.7 mg, Sugar 11.4 g