Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, stuffed acorn squash. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have stuffed acorn squash using 30 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:
Take 2 medium acorn squash
Take 2 medium acorn squash
Take 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Make ready 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Make ready 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
Prepare 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
Take 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
Make ready 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
Prepare 1/2 tsp coarse salt
Prepare 1/2 tsp coarse salt
Make ready 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
Prepare 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
Take 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
Prepare 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
Prepare 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
Make ready 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
Get 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
Take 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
Prepare 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Get 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Prepare 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Prepare 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Take 1 cup Gouda, shredded
Make ready 1 cup Gouda, shredded
Prepare 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
Prepare 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
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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