Sausage and Rice Stuffed Summer Squash

Name: Sausage and Rice Stuffed Summer Squash
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 apple, cored and chopped; 162 grams package dry Cheddar-broccoli rice mix; 227 grams bulk pork sausage; 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 Tbsp margarine (optional); 6 smalls mushrooms, chopped; 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, or as needed; 79 milliliters toasted chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt (optional); 118 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese (optional); 1 summer squash, halved the long way and seeded; 473 milliliters water

Sausage and Rice Stuffed Summer Squash might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 16g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 391 calories. If you have apple, summer squash, ground coriander, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Place the squash halves cut sides down into a baking dish, and pour in enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.

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Squash

Water

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Baking Pan

Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is tender, about 30 minutes.

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Squash

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Oven

While the squash is baking, bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the margarine and the contents of the rice package. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender, about 7 minutes. Set the prepared rice aside.

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Margarine

Squash

Water

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the sausage, mushrooms, coriander, and salt (if needed) until the sausage is browned, about 10 minutes.

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Coriander

Mushrooms

Sausage

Salt

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Frying Pan

Drain excess grease.

Mix the sausage mixture with the cooked rice mixture in a bowl, and lightly stir in the apple, pecans, and Cheddar cheese.

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Cheddar Cheese

Cooked Rice

Sausage

Pecans

Apple

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Bowl

Pour melted butter into a baking dish, and place the squash, hollow sides up, into the dish. Stuff the rice and sausage mixture into the squash, allowing the stuffing to mound up and overflow into the dish if necessary.

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Stuffing