Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, stuffed acorn squash. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Stuffed Acorn Squash is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Stuffed Acorn Squash is something which I have loved my whole life.
All our favorite fall flavors come together in this surprisingly easy and super flavorful stuffed acorn squash. Acorn squash halves are filled with butter, brown sugar, stuffing mix, chicken broth and savory spices, and baked. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have stuffed acorn squash using 30 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:
- Prepare 2 medium acorn squash
- Prepare 2 medium acorn squash
- Prepare 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Take 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Get 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
- Prepare 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
- Prepare 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
- Take 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- Get 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Get 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Get 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Take 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Take 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Prepare 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
- Make ready 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
- Prepare 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
- Take 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
- Take 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
- Get 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
- Take 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- Prepare 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- Get 1 cup Gouda, shredded
- Prepare 1 cup Gouda, shredded
- Get 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
- Prepare 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
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Instructions to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
- Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
- Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
- Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
- Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
- Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
- Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
- Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
- Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
- Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
- Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
- Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
- Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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