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Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

This acorn squash recipe is simple yet dynamic and perfect for fall!

Ingredients

Scale

2 Acorn Squash

1lb ground turkey

1/2 yellow onion

1/2 celery stalk finely chopped

1/2 apple diced

1 teaspoon dried thyme or rosemary

2 tablespoons breadcrumbs of choice

1/8 cup of pecans

1/8 cup of cranberries

1/4 cup grated parmesan

1/2 cup chicken stock

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

3 tablespoons of olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400

Cut the Acorn Squash down the middle (vertically if upright)

Remove the seeds with a spoon

With a pastry brush, coat the squash in olive oil and add salt and pepper

Place the squash in the oven, with the sliced halves facing upwards, and roast for 45 min to 60 min

While the squash is baking, heat up a skillet and add a tablespoon of oil

Add the ground turkey, and season with salt and pepper

Place the meat into a bowl

Add the onions and dried thyme or rosemary to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes

Add celery, apple, cranberries and pecans and cook for another 3 minutes

Put the meat back into the pan

Add chicken stock, salt, and pepper and cook for 3 more minutes

Stir in breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese

Remove the squash from the oven and add th stuffing and bake for another 15 minutes