Spiced Acorn Squash Recipe

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"Working full-time, I found I didn't always have time to cook the meals my family loved. So I re-created many of our favorites in the slow cooker," notes Carol Greco of Centereach, New York. "This cinnamony treatment for squash is one of them."

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Spiced Acorn Squash Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Cook: 4 hours
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 small acorn squash, halved and seeded
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; spoon into squash halves. Sprinkle with raisins. Top each with 1 tablespoon of butter. Wrap each squash half individually in heavy-duty foil; seal tightly.
  • Pour water into a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place the squash, cut side up, in slow cooker (packets may be stacked). Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or until the squash is tender. Open foil packets carefully to allow steam to escape. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 433 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 142 mg sodium, 86 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Spiced Acorn Squash in Quick Cooking January/February 1999, p35

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Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2012 by estancia11880

This was absolutely delicious!! Also-as a side note, the brown sugar and spice mix is really good stirred into a mug of hot apple cider!

 
 
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