Acorn squash is a delicious and versatile winter squash that can be used in a variety of dishes. This hearty and comforting dish is perfect for a cold fall or winter day. The sausage and sour cream filling is a classic combination that is sure to please everyone at the table. The squash is roasted until tender and then stuffed with the flavorful filling. This dish is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
SAUSAGE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
Acorn squash gets a sweet and savory treatment when stuffed with sausage, onion, spinach and cranberries to make this pretty autumn entree. Cooking the squash in the microwave makes this quick enough for a busy weeknight. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Halve squash lengthwise; discard seeds. Place squash in a microwave-safe dish, cut side down. Microwave, covered, on high until tender, 10-12 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with onion over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, cranberries and bread crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk together egg and milk; add to sausage mixture and toss until moistened. , Turn over squash; fill with sausage mixture. Microwave, covered, until a thermometer inserted in stuffing reads 165°, 2-3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 485 calories, Fat 23g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 133mg cholesterol, Sodium 843mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE AND SOUR CREAM
Make and share this Acorn Squash Stuffed With Sausage and Sour Cream recipe from Food.com.
Provided by CookingONTheSide
Categories Pork
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook sausage, onion and mushrooms in butter in skillet.
- When squash is done baking and cooled slightly, cut in half and scoop out seeds.
- Add sour cream to sausage mixture.
- Stuff squash with sausage mixture.
- Place in baking dish. Return to oven and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
SAUSAGE STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
This recipe was adapted from a 1970's issue of Southern Living. The sausage and squash and parmesan cheese blend together to create a wonderful flavor. I use non-fat sour cream and a lowfat sausage to cut some calories. I usually serve this with a side dish of pasta, truly a good fall dinner and a family favorite.
Provided by carolinamom
Categories Pork
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut squash in halves, remove seeds, place cut side down in 13 x 9 baking dish filled with 1 inch or so of water,bake until squash is tender, about 40 minutes. The squash can also be microwaved until tender,approx 15 minutes.
- While squash is baking, crumble sausage along with onions,celery, and mushrooms and fry until sausage is browned.
- Drain fat.
- Mix together egg, sour cream and parmesan cheese, stir together with sausage mixture.
- Scoop mixture into acorn halves, place back in oven, bake 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 660.4, Fat 50.2, SaturatedFat 21.5, Cholesterol 156, Sodium 1289.2, Carbohydrate 30.6, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 1.4, Protein 24.4
SUNNY'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Categories side-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the squash: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the squash on a baking sheet flesh-side up and rub with the olive oil. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Roast until the edges begin to ripple and a poke with a fork reveals tender flesh, about 40 minutes. Allow to cool until easy to handle.
- Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh into a large bowl, leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh within the skin of each squash half to help it maintain its shape.
- For the filling: In a large pan on medium-high heat, add the olive oil and sausage. While cooking, break the sausage into bits like ground meat with a wooden spoon. Once some of the fat is rendered from the sausage, add the onions, paprika, pumpkin pie spice, sage, celery, bell peppers and a pinch of salt. Cook until the sausage is done and the vegetables are tender.
- Add the mixture to the bowl of squash along with the cheese, walnuts and cranberries and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. Fill the hollowed squash halves with the mixture and place back in the oven to melt the cheese and make the tops golden brown, 15 more minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.
LIGHT SAUSAGE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
Just a few ingredients make a savory and hearty meal!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400° F. Cut squash in half lengthwise; remove seeds. Place squash, cut side down, on large baking dish. Pour water into dish until 1/4 inch deep. Cover and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until tender, turning cut side up halfway through baking.
- Meanwhile, in medium nonstick skillet, combine sausage, onion, celery and mushrooms. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Add sour cream and mustard; mix well.
- Spoon sausage mixture into squash halves. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 38 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fiber 10 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 610 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g
SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFED ACORN SQUASH RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: small acorn squashes, onion, celery, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh rosemary, garlic, sausage, apple, panko breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese
Provided by Tasty
Categories Sides
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using a sharp knife cut off the very top and bottom of each squash to create a flat base on each side (being careful not to cut through the center cavity).
- Slice the squash in half, scrape out seeds to create individual bowls for the stuffing.
- Drizzle each squash half with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Roast in a preheated oven at 400˚F (200˚C) for 40-50 minutes - or until fork tender.
- While squash is roasting - in a large fry pan over medium heat - heat oil and add Onion, Celery, Salt, Pepper, and Rosemary. Cook until onions begin to soften.
- Add Garlic and Sausage, until sausage is browned on all sides.
- Add Apple until slightly softened. Finally mix in Bread Crumbs and Parmesan cheese just until incorporated. Remove from heat.
- Once Squash has finished roasting (when you can easily poke it with a fork) remove from oven and fill each with prepared stuffing mixture.
- Return to Oven for 20 minutes - adding a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese to the top for the final 5 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 576 calories, Carbohydrate 86 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 18 grams, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 11 grams
QUICK SAUSAGE-STUFFED SQUASH
Acorn squash with its dark green skin and orange interior makes a cheery bowl for this creamy sausage dish. As a twist, try maple-flavored sausage. -Mary Magner, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut squash lengthwise in half; remove and discard seeds. Using a sharp knife, cut a thin slice from bottom of each squash so it sits flat. Place squash in a microwave-safe dish, cut side down. Microwave, covered, on high 10-12 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage, onion and celery over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles. Remove pan from heat; drain. Stir in sour cream., Turn squash cut side up. Spoon sausage mixture into centers of squash. Microwave, covered, 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 371 calories, Fat 25g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 496mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
SQUASAGE (SAUSAGE-STUFFED SQUASH)
This was a favorite recipe in my family when I was growing up and now that I'm married, it's one of my husband's favorite dishes. A great way to use squash, that abundant, reasonably-priced, and tasty fall veggie!
Provided by all_He_created_was_good
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Acorn Squash
Time 1h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet or line with aluminum foil.
- Place squash, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour. Flip squash halves over and set aside to cool.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add celery, mushrooms, and onion; cook and stir until celery is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
- Beat egg in a large bowl; stir in sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Stir cheese mixture into sausage mixture. Fill squash halves with sausage filling.
- Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 523 calories, Carbohydrate 30.9 g, Cholesterol 132.9 mg, Fat 34.9 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 24.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Sodium 1231.5 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
ACORN SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE BREAD STUFFING
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield Six servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Slice off the bottom of each squash half so that they stand flat, being careful not to cut into the flesh. Place in a large roasting pan and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, until no traces of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the thyme, salt, pepper, pecans, bread cubes and chicken broth until well mixed.
- Divide the stuffing mixture among the squash halves. Add enough water to the roasting pan to make a depth of about 1/4 inch. Cover the squash loosely with aluminum foil. Roast until the squash is tender, about 45 minutes. Place 1 squash half on each of 6 plates, garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 419, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 807 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
STUFFED ACORN SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE AND KALE
Provided by Lidey Heuck
Categories dinner, sausages, vegetables, main course
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Carefully halve cut each squash in half through the stem, removing the stem if still attached. Scoop out and discard the seeds, and place the squash halves on a sheet pan, cut-side up. (You may want to trim the bottom of the squash halves slightly so they don't wobble on the pan.) Brush each squash generously with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until the flesh is very tender when pierced with a knife, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, if using the hazelnuts, heat a large skillet slicked with olive oil over medium. Add the hazelnuts and toast, tossing often, until the skins begin to split and the nuts are fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a cutting board to cool. Once cooled, roll the nuts around on the board with the palm of your hand to remove some of the skins. Discard the skins, coarsely chop the nuts, sprinkle lightly with salt, then set aside.
- Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet and heat over medium-low. Add the shallots and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Add the sage and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring often, until the garlic is fragrant. Add the kale and cook, tossing, just until it begins to wilt.
- Raise the heat to medium-high and add the sausage, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, crumbling the sausage with a wooden spoon as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Add the wine and cook, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until about half the liquid has evaporated. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Using a small spoon, gently scrape about 3 heaping tablespoons of flesh from the cavity of each squash (you should have about 1 cup altogether) and add it to the sausage, along with the rice and Parmesan. Mix thoroughly until combined, breaking up any chunks of squash.
- Divide the sausage mixture among the squash halves, filling each one to the top. (Depending on the size of the squash cavities, you may need to slightly heap the filling.) Return the sheet pan to the oven to roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the filling is heated through and starting to brown on top.
- Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and parsley, if using, and serve hot.
ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE AND RICE
This is a hearty meal all in one!
Provided by Cheryl King
Time 1h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Poke holes in the flesh of the squash with a fork. Coat flesh with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until flesh is tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside until cool enough to handle, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, combine rice, chicken broth, and water in a rice steamer. Seal and select setting according to manufacturer's instructions; cook until tender, about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet, breaking it up with a spoon, until some of the fat has rendered, about 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery; cook until sausage is completely browned and crumbly and vegetables are tender, 3 to 5 more minutes. Stir in sage, pumpkin pie spice, and paprika, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for another minute, then set aside.
- Scoop flesh from the cooled squash halves, leaving about 1/4 inch squash to retain structure. Place squash flesh in a bowl with sausage mixture, Cheddar cheese, and cranberries. Mix to combine then taste and adjust seasonings, if needed. Scoop filling into the squash shells and top with additional Cheddar cheese, if desired.
- Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and bubbly and the tops are nicely browned, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.2 calories, Carbohydrate 61.1 g, Cholesterol 38.1 mg, Fat 20.5 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 779.3 mg, Sugar 13.8 g
Tips:
- Choose the right acorn squash: Look for medium-sized squash that are heavy for their size and have a deep green color.
- Cut the squash in half safely: Use a sharp knife and cut the squash in half lengthwise. Be careful not to cut yourself!
- Scoop out the seeds and pulp: Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and pulp from the center of the squash. Be careful not to puncture the skin.
- Season the squash: Brush the inside of the squash with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the sausage: Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned. Drain the sausage on paper towels.
- Make the filling: In a large bowl, combine the cooked sausage, sour cream, bread crumbs, onion, celery, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stuff the squash: Stuff the squash halves with the filling. Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake the squash: Bake the squash in a preheated oven at 375°F for 30-35 minutes, or until the squash is tender and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Conclusion:
Acorn squash stuffed with sausage and sour cream is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a fall meal. The squash is roasted until tender and slightly caramelized, and the filling is creamy and flavorful. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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