Steps to Make Homemade Stuffed Acorn Squash

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, stuffed acorn squash. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed acorn squash using 30 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:

1. Prepare 2 medium acorn squash
2. Get 2 medium acorn squash
3. Take 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
4. Make ready 2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
5. Get 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
6. Prepare 2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
7. Make ready 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
8. Make ready 5 oz chicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
9. Get 1/2 tsp coarse salt
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp coarse salt
11. Take 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
13. Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
14. Make ready 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
15. Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
16. Prepare 4 garlic cloves, minced
17. Take 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
18. Take 1 small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
19. Make ready 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
20. Make ready 1 can diced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
21. Take 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
22. Get 2 -3 cups fresh spinach
23. Make ready 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
24. Take 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
25. Make ready 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
26. Make ready 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
27. Prepare 1 cup Gouda, shredded
28. Prepare 1 cup Gouda, shredded
29. Prepare 1/4 cup Asiago, grated
30. Get 1/4 cup Asiago, grated

Steps to make Stuffed Acorn Squash:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
2. Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
3. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
4. Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
5. Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
6. Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
7. Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
8. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
9. Enjoy!
10. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash in half vertically and scoop out the seeds. Place in a baking pan cut side down and pan with 1" hot water. Bake 45 minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork or knife. Remove from pan and pat off excess water. Place on a baking sheet.
11. Bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan and add quinoa; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15-25 minutes partially covered until liquid is cooked off.
12. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add chicken sausage, salt, and pepper and cook until warm. Transfer to large bowl.
13. Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.
14. Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.
15. Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.
16. Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.
17. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.
18. Enjoy!

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