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Twice-Baked Acorn Squash Recipe

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Once you taste Holly Ogilvie's scrumptious side dish, you'll want to double your garden space for squash! "Acorn is my favorite kind of winter squash," she says from Lino Lakes, Minnesota. "It's so versatile—I use it in all kinds of recipes. And the hollowed-out shells make such pretty serving bowls."

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Twice-Baked Acorn Squash Recipe

Prep: 1 hour 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

80 25 105

Ingredients

2 medium acorn squash (1-1/2 pounds each)
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
10 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash to 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash upside down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until tender. Scoop out squash, leaving a 1/4-in. shell.
In a large bowl, combine the squash pulp, spinach, bacon, 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, green onion, butter, salt and cayenne.
Spoon into shells. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and top is golden brown. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 filled squash half) equals 248 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 579 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 11 g fiber, 12 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Twice-Baked Acorn Squash in Light & Tasty December/January 2002, p10

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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by GranBTX

I have made a lower fat version of this for several years now - I omit the bacon --add 1/2 cup finely diced onion to the filling, increased the salt to 3/4 tsp and the cayenne to 1/2 tsp, cut the parmesan by 2 Tblsp in the filling (used the canister type grated parmesan), and sprinkle 1/2 Tblsp cheese - over the top when I bake them - really a very good dish!!

Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2012 by ConnieK

I love acorn squash and was looking for lightened up versions. This one does the trick. The flavor is so good and makes enough for left-overs.

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2011 by cvt

I've never had acorn squash before. This was delicious. Even the picky hubby liked it.