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Acorn Squash, Cheddar Fried Onions, Cheese, Cooking, Delicious, Fall Recipe, Homemade, mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan cheese, Stuffed, Winter Recipe
I love Squash! So upon seeing a pretty good selection at the grocery store on my last shopping trip I selected a pretty delicious Acorn Squash to make some stuffed squash.
I looked up a few recipes but ultimately created my own as none of them encompassed everything I wanted to put in it. So these are the ingredients I used. This recipe will yield a lot of stuffing so for more halves just add a few more acorn squash halves.
1 LB Mild Italian Sausage.
1 Acorn Squash cut in two halves
1 cup uncooked wild rice
1 14 oz can of stewed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
Parmesan cheese
mozzarella Cheese
1/8 Whole wheat panko bread crumbs
French’s Cheddar Fried Onions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the squash and remove seeds from the inside. Place on a baking sheet cut side up and sprinkle with salt and pepper (if desired for seasoning). Pour a little bit of water in the bottom of the pan for moisture while baking and then bake for 35-45 minutes.
2. While the squash is baking cook the wild rice according to the package directions. Also remove the casing from the italian sausage and brown the meat in a pan over medium heat. When meat is done cooking drain the grease and set aside the sausage in a medium-sized bowl.
3. When the rice is done and the moisture is cooked out, add the can of tomatoes. Pour the tomato rice mixture into the medium bowl with the sausage. add the salt, pepper, and garlic. Next, add in the bread crumbs for texture (about 1/8 cup). Then mix in parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese until mixture is a little sticky when the cheese melts.
4. Spoon stuffing into the Acorn squash. Then sprinkle the Cheddar Fried Onions on top of the stuffing and top with mozzarella cheese. bake in the oven at 350 for approximately 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and slightly golden brown.
* I had quite a bit of stuffing left over because I only needed to stuff two halves. I plan on using it to make some stuffed peppers or baking as a casserole for leftovers tomorrow.
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