Easy Thanksgiving Sides: Stuffed Acorn Squash
Author: Samantha Gallegos
Recipe type: Thanksgiving
Cuisine: Holiday/Thanksgiving
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Serves: 2
- 1 acorn squash
- ½ lb. ground turkey
- ½ lb. ground sweet or spicy Italian sausage
- 1 cup kale or spinach
- 1 cup cooked wild rice
- ½ an onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, diced
- ¼ C. pine nuts
- 1 Tbsp. olive or grapeseed oil
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. salt, or to taste
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Roast the acorn squash until soft, 30 to 45 minutes. Take out of the oven and set aside.
- While the acorn squash is cooling, heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant and translucent.
- Add the turkey and Italian sausage and sauté until cooked through.
- Add the greens, pine nuts, and spices and sauté until greens are wilted.
- Remove the meat mixture from the pan into a bowl, then add the rice and stir to combine.
- Cut the acorn squash open, scrape out the seeds, and fill the cavities with the meat mixture.
- Serve!
Recipe by Flurries of Flour at https://flurriesofflour.com/2016/11/easy-thanksgiving-sides-stuffed-acorn-squash/
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