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Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Created by Phelan, Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Description

A wonderful autumn bake.

Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Ingredients
Cooking Method
Course/Dish
Seasonal Eating
Meal Time
Serves
4
  • 2 acorn squash
  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • 1/2 cup sausage meat, removed from the casing
  • 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 1/4 cup dried apricots, diced
  • 1/4 pine nuts, toasted
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 Tbs bread crumbs
  • 2 Tbs grated Parmesan
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried sage
  • salt and pepper to taste
Methods/steps
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (160°C).
  2. Warm up the olive oil in small skillet over a medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until it has browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and coarsely chop sausage, if needed. Set aside in a bowl.
  3. Place the onions in the skillet and cook them for approximately 5 minutes, until tender and golden in color. Remove from heat, and add to the bowl with sausage.
  4. Cook the mushrooms in the skillet until they are golden brown, place them into the bowl.
  5. In the large bowl mix the mushrooms, onions and sausage. Add in the apricots, pine nuts, maple syrup, bread crumbs, Parmesan, thyme and sage. Toss well, and salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Halve the acorn squash, removing the seeds and strings. Place stuffing inside of the halves. Pour a half cup water into the baking dish and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the squash is tender.

Nutrition Notes

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:
Salt and pepper to taste
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   422.57  
Calories From Fat (48%)   202.14  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 22.34g   34%  
Saturated Fat 7.37g   37%  
Cholesterol 45.14mg   15%  
Sodium 559.22mg   23%  
Potassium 1035.98mg   30%  
Carbohydrates 48.09g   16%  
Dietary Fiber 4.74g   19%  
Sugar 12.93g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 43.35g      
Protein 11.75g   23%  
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