Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

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Acorn squash gets a sweet-and-savory treatment when stuffed with sausage, onion, spinach and cranberries to make this pretty autumn entree. Cooking the squash in the microwave makes this quick enough for a busy weeknight.

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Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 medium acorn squash
  • 1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup fresh baby spinach, finely chopped
  • 1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

  • Cut squash in half; remove and discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes or until tender.
  • Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large skillet; add onion. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, beat egg and milk; stir in the spinach, bread crumbs, cranberries and sausage mixture.
  • Turn squash cut side up. Stuff with sausage mixture. Cover and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 485 calories, 23 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 133 mg cholesterol, 843 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 25 g protein.

Originally published as Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash in Simple & Delicious September/October 2006, p7

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Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2012 by Jazzzz

This was great. I had some extra acorn squash left over from my CSA box. My husband hates squash...so he thought, LOL! He loved this. I used spicy sausage.


Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2011 by midgraben

changed a good bit... but used this recipe as a base. Added celery with the onion. Used apple instead of breadcrumbs (very yummy) and a big dolup of sour cream rather than egg and milk. No spinach and added a little fresh sage. All in all really good.


Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by lschom

Very good, but I made 4 whole squash/8 halves and couldn't fit into my microwave to finish so used conventional oven...added more soft crumbs to stuffing and it was plenty to fill all 8 halves. made enough for

 
 
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