Stuffed acorn squash
Stuffed acorn squash

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, stuffed acorn squash. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Stuffed Acorn Squash with quinoa, cranberry, chickpeas and pecan is the simplest recipe with minimal ingredients. This roasted acorn squash is stuffed to the max with absolutely everything you're craving! Savory sausage, veggies, and herbs with sweet apples and raisins make this the ultimate stuffed roasted.

Stuffed acorn squash is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Stuffed acorn squash is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook stuffed acorn squash using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed acorn squash:
  1. Get 1 acorn squash
  2. Take 1/4 cup quinoa rinsed and drained
  3. Get 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  4. Make ready 2 tsp olive oil
  5. Get 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  6. Get 1 tsp chopped garlic
  7. Make ready 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  9. Get 1/4 cup cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  10. Get 1/2 tsp grated orange peel
  11. Get 1 tbs fresh chopped parsley

Once Squash has finished roasting (when you can easily poke it with a fork) remove from oven and fill each with prepared stuffing mixture. This stuffed acorn squash is a delicious, hearty side dish for just about any main course! I admit, I stole this idea from Whole Foods. I saw a stuffed squash like this sitting in their display case.

Instructions to make Stuffed acorn squash:
  1. Preheat oven to 375° Spray baking pan with cooking spray. Cut squash in half, remove seeds. Slice the bottom of each half so squash will sit flat. Place squash cut sides down in pan, bake 30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile in a saucepan heat vegetable broth to boiling. Add quinoa, reduce heat, cover with lid and simmer 15 minutes.
  3. In a skillet over medium heat cook onions and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add all remaining ingredients except parsley and stir well.
  4. Remove squash from oven, turn squash cut sides up. Divide the mixture evenly and stuff the squash pressing down and form a slight mound over top. Cover loosely with foil. Bake 20-30 minutes until squash is tender and filling is heated through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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. Also I stuffed two halves of acorn squash with the stuffing as well as two large poblano peppers. We recently tried the White Bean stuffed acorn squash from Eating Well similar very yummy and. Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe with ground turkey meat and spinach.

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