Stuffed Acorn Squash Holistic Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: Makes 4 halves 1x
Category: main dish
Method: baking
Cuisine: american
Description
This recipe for stuffed acorn squash makes a wonderful fall meal.
Ingredients
- 2 medium acorn squash, halved and seeds removed
- 4 slices of bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium granny smith apple, cored, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound grass fed beef
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp dry gluten free oatmeal (2 tbsp dry quinoa can be used if following a grain free diet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the squash face side down in a large baking dish.
- Add about 1 inch of water to the bottom of the pan and bake for 40 minutes.
- While the squash is cooking start preparing the filling.
- Over medium heat saute bacon for about 4 minutes.
- Add apples and onions and saute for another 4 minutes.
- Add beef, breaking it up into pieces, and brown slightly for about 5 minutes.
- Add honey, pumpkin spice, dried sage, salt and pepper and oats or quinoa and heat a few minutes.
- Once squash is done, drain the water and turn the squash over.
- Stuff with beef filling and bake for an additional 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Notes
Nutrition Info: Calories: 495.0 Fat: 23.0g Carbohydrates: 49.8g Protein: 25.7g
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 halve
Yes! Minus the chicken since I am having chicken cacciatore with it. Thanks Halle!
I did that Halle but I decided to add a sliced apple with the squash. SO good!
oh yum!! Will try that! did you mash the squash?
No, I didn’t mash it, I just cut it into pieces and the apple into 1/4″ slices, mixed the pumpkin spice and a little bit of organic sugar and some melted butter and stirred it in, covered it and let it bake for about 50 min. After it cooked I sprinkled macadamia nuts on top.
Had this for dinner and will have some for lunch tomorrow….LOVED it!
halle mcculloch cottis Look at this conversation! Everyone loves your recipes! We are all going to get so skinny and healthy!