Baked Stuffed Winter Squash
Need a dairy free side dish? Baked Stuffed Winter Squash could be a great recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 16g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 516 calories. It will be a hit at your Winter event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up acorn squash, olive oil, thyme, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
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.