Spicy Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 medium acorn squash
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 2 medium carrots
- 2 small turnips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup apple, peeled and coarsely chopped
directions
- Cut squash in half and remove seeds and strings.
- Place squash face down in a 9x13 baking dish. Add a half inch of water and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes.
- While squash is cooking peel and boil carrot and turnip until tender.
- Remove squash from oven and turn squash face up. Cover with foil and bake for twenty to thirty minutes more until tender.
- Scoop the pulp from each squash half, keeping the shells intact.
- Place pulp in blender with carrot, turnip, oil, cinnamon, and nutmeg and blend well.
- Fold in apple and spoon into the empty shells.
- Return to baking dish after pouring out any remaining water and bake at 350 for fifteen to twenty minutes or until heated through.
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I'm a graphic designer by day, illustrator by night, At some point I gotta eat right? I'm working on reversing years of unhealthy eating habits by eating fresh, organic when possible, homemade meals. I have quite a few members of my family that are gluten intolerant so I am trying to create or modify favorites for them.