Moroccan-Style Stuffed Acorn Squash

"This sounds like a very interesting recipe. Found on the Allrecipes.com website. It was submitted by Truckerdoo. Here's his introduction. "Vegetables, garbanzos, raisins and couscous in a lovely Moroccan broth taste delicious inside butter and brown sugar-brushed acorn squash. You can experiment with different vegetables, or add diced chicken. Feel free to be creative with your amounts - I usually freestyle and end up with leftover stuffing mixture, which tastes great on its own the next day. For vegetarians, substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth.""
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Arrange squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet.
  • Bake 30 minutes, or until tender.
  • Dissolve the sugar in the melted butter. Brush squash with the butter mixture, and keep squash warm while preparing the stuffing.
  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Stir in the garlic, celery, and carrots, and cook 5 minutes.
  • Mix in the garbanzo beans and raisins. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper.
  • continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
  • Pour the chicken broth into the skillet, and mix in the couscous.
  • Cover skillet, and turn off heat.
  • Allow couscous to absorb liquid for 5 minutes.
  • Stuff squash halves with the skillet mixture to serve.

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Reviews

  1. This was good, but I felt it needed a little more sweetness. Next time I'll add some honey to the couscous.
     
  2. Loved the exotic flavors, but not too spicy. This is a great way to use some of the squash harvested in the fall. I will definitely make this again.
     
  3. Made this just as is written and it was great, as well making a beautiful presentation.
     
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