Baked acorn squash with apple stuffing is a classic fall dish that is perfect for a holiday meal or a weeknight dinner. The sweet and nutty flavor of the squash pairs perfectly with the tart and tangy apples, creating a delicious and satisfying dish. This recipe is easy to follow and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. You can use different types of apples, such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, and you can add other ingredients to the stuffing, such as nuts, dried fruits, or spices.
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APPLE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
This is the most incredible recipe that I make every Thanksgiving.
Provided by cksmom1
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Acorn Squash Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the squash onto a baking sheet cut side down. Fill the baking sheet with 1/2 inch of water.
- Bake the squash in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Drain off any water remaining in the baking sheet.
- While the squash is baking, melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and apple in the margarine until the onion has softened and turned translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Scrape the mixture into a bowl to cool until the squash has finished baking.
- Once the squash is done, stir the raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, and Cheddar cheese into the apple mixture. Turn the squash cut side up on the baking sheet and fill with the apple mixture. Return the squash to the oven; bake until the filling is hot and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.2 calories, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 29.7 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 228.7 mg, Sugar 24.8 g
BAKED ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLE STUFFING
So, so good with pork.
Provided by Rebecca
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Acorn Squash Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
- Place squash, cut-side down, on baking sheet.
- Combine apple, celery, water, onion, and butter in a small baking dish; cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake squash and apple mixture in the preheated oven until squash and apple are tender, about 45 minutes. Fill squash halves with apple mixture; drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.9 calories, Carbohydrate 38.8 g, Cholesterol 10.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 44.1 mg, Sugar 14.9 g
ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH APPLE, CRANBERRY, AND SAUSAGE
Sweet (thanks to cranberry) and savory, use it as a main dish or a side.
Provided by Heather Lynn Christiansen
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Acorn Squash
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place squash skin-sides down in a baking dish. Stab the outsides several times with a fork. Flip over and split butter evenly over the insides, coating the "bowls" with butter. Set aside.
- Combine apple, potato, and kielbasa with onion and cranberries in a bowl. Pour in eggs and stir to combine. Heat a buttered frying pan over medium heat and pour in the egg mixture. Cook and stir until eggs are set, about 5 minutes. Scoop mixture into the squash bowls. Top with provolone cheese and cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes for a crispy top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.8 calories, Carbohydrate 42.5 g, Cholesterol 101.2 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 436.9 mg, Sugar 15.1 g
BAKED STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
This makes a substantial vegetarian - or vegan if you leave out the cheese - Thanksgiving main dish. It is another riff on the native American tradition of the Three Sisters - corn, beans, and squash. I used acorn squash here, and it serves as a vessel for the sweet and pungent bean, corn and tomato filling. Acorn squash comes in various sizes; the larger ones, which are sometimes all I can find, take almost an hour to soften and cook through; the finished squash can be cut in half or even into thirds if too big for one serving. With everything that comes on the Thanksgiving sideboard, that will probably be the case. I always bake the squash for about 20 minutes before cutting it in half; they soften up a little bit, which makes it much easier to cut.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, main course, side dish
Time 2h
Yield 8 substantial main dish servings, 12 to 16 smaller servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place squash on a baking sheet and bake 20 minutes, until soft enough to easily cut in half. Wait until cool enough to handle (about 15 minutes), then cut in half (stem to tip) and scoop out seeds and membranes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet and add onion. Cook, stirring often, until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add red pepper and a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until tomatoes have cooked down slightly, about 5 minutes. Add honey, maple syrup or pomegranate molasses, vinegar, salt and cayenne, and bring to a simmer. Simmer 8 to 10 minutes, until thick and fragrant. Taste and adjust seasonings. Stir in beans and corn and simmer another 5 minutes.
- Oil 1 or 2 baking dishes or a sheet pan that will accommodate all the squash. Season cavities and cut sides of the squash with salt and pepper and brush with olive oil or melted butter. Fill with bean mixture. Mix together bread crumbs, Gruyère and remaining olive oil and sprinkle over the filling. Brush exposed edges of squash with oil. Place in the baking dish or on baking sheet and cover tightly with foil. Bake large squash for 45 minutes, check smaller squash after 30 minutes. The flesh should be easy to penetrate with the tip of a knife. Uncover and return to oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until breadcrumbs and cheese are lightly browned. Serve hot or warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 513, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 90 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 18 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 1088 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
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
ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLE STUFFING
Dress up your table with gorgeous acorn squash topped with sweet, cheesy apple stuffing. No one has to know our stellar side is so quick and easy.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut each squash piece lengthwise in half; place, cut sides down, on microwaveable plate. Microwave on HIGH 12 to15 min. or until tender.
- Meanwhile, bring water and butter to boil in medium saucepan. Add stuffing mix and apples; stir. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min.; stir in cheese.
- Turn squash over; fill with stuffing. Microwave 2 min. or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 420 mg, Carbohydrate 30 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 7 g, Protein 6 g
ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLE
Peeling an acorn squash is the key to this delicious dish that's cooked in a microwave. A fast and easy delight for busy families.
Provided by Ed Haley
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Acorn Squash Side Dish Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To easily peel the acorn squash without losing a lot of vegetable, gently drop the squash in a large pot of boiling water, and boil for 15 minutes. Pour off the boiling water and fill with cold water and let sit 5 minutes to cool. When cool enough to handle, use a knife to slice off the peel on the ridges and use a teaspoon to dig out the peel in the valleys. Slice the squash in half and remove the seeds and stem. Then slice the halves into sections and finally cut into 1 inch chunks.
- Place the squash chunks into a large microwave-safe bowl along with the apples. Dot with pieces of butter. Sprinkle the brown sugar, walnuts, salt and cinnamon over the top. Cover with plastic wrap, and poke a few holes in it for ventilation.
- Cook in the microwave for 7 1/2 minutes on full power. Remove, uncover, and stir. Return to the microwave, and cook for another 7 1/2 minutes on full power, until tender. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.2 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 211.4 mg, Sugar 9.2 g
APPLE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
"You'll find this delicious squash is a welcome change from plain vegetable side dishes," assures Karen Scaglione of Nanuet, New York. "It makes a great accompaniment to pork roast."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side up in a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Fill centers with apple. Cover and bake at 400° for 30 minutes., In a microwave-safe bowl, combine honey and butter. Cover and microwave on high for 15-20 seconds or until butter is melted. Drizzle over squash. Sprinkle with cinnamon. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes longer or until tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 47mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 11g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
BAKED ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLE STUFFING
Make and share this Baked Acorn Squash With Apple Stuffing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Apple
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Prepare a square baking pan with cooking spray.
- Place squash cut-side down in a baking pan.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- While squash is baking, combine apples, celery, onion, margarine and 2 tablespoons water in a medium bowl; mix well.
- Turn squash cut-sides up.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Divide apple mixture to fill cavities of the squash.
- Bake stuffed squash halves, covered with foil, 30 minutes or more.
- Serve hot.
ACORN SQUASH WITH CRANBERRY APPLE STUFFING
Some days I need a little inspiration. I knew that I would be baking squash for our Shabbat dinner tonight. And I knew it would have some delicious dried cranberries in it. I just wasn't entirely sure what form it would all take. I looked around on the internet for a bit and saw this scrumptious looking recipe for a Southern style baked acorn squash and was on my way! Well, here it is.
Provided by Elanas Pantry
Categories Low Protein
Time 40m
Yield 4 squash, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut squash in half and with a spoon, remove pulp and seeds.
- In a large pyrex baking dish place squash cut-side down.
- Pour 1/4-inch boiling water into pyrex dish (or use 1/4 inch room temperature apple juice for extra sweetness).
- Place dish in oven and bake squash for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine apples, cranberries and cinnamon and grapeseed oil to make stuffing.
- Remove squash from the oven after the 30 minutes.
- Turn halves over and stuff center of each squash half with apple mixture.
- Return to oven and bake for 30-35 minutes (or longer) until squash and apples are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 189.1, Fat 7.2, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 7.5, Carbohydrate 33.9, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 7.7, Protein 2
BAKED ACORN SQUASH AND APPLES
This recipe is posted in response to a request for ways to use acorn squash. I've never tried it, but it looks excellent! I got it from Jackie Manni at The Post Punk Kitchen (a website of vegan recipes). I'm sorry the amounts aren't more specific, but this is what she posted!
Provided by Kree6528
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut the acorn squash and scoop out the seeds and strings.
- Put a little water in a baking pan; place the halves face down and bake for 1/2 hour.
- Then, take it out and put the sliced apples in the middle (some will fall over the sides, it's okay); drizzle with canola oil and maple syrup, and sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
- Bake for another 1/2 hour to 40 minutes (until the apples are soft and browning).
- Put your acorn squash halves in individual plates; scoop up the stray apples and stray maple syrup and spoon over the squash.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.8, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 8.3, Carbohydrate 47.6, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 18.9, Protein 2.2
APPLE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
An easy side dish to double or halve, this dish captures the flavors of fall and tastes wonderful! I enjoy it because it doesn't leave a huge puddle of sugar-butter, like many other recipes for baked squash do, and the taste of the baked apples go so well with the squash. This recipe is adapted from "1,000 Vegetarian Recipes" by Carol Gelles.
Provided by Greeny4444
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 halves, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°.
- In a large baking dish, pour in about 1/4-inch of hot water. Place each half cut-side down in the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.
- While the squash is baking, combine the remaining ingredients.
- Remove squash from the oven; discard the water.
- Place the squash, cut side up, in the pan, and stuff the center of each squash half with the apple mixture.
- Return to the oven for 30 minutes longer, or until apples and squash are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.4, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 54.3, Carbohydrate 54.8, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 26.4, Protein 3.4
FRUIT-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH
Holiday meals are even more festive when I serve colorful acorn squash with a fruity filling tucked inside each half. This recipe combines the delightful flavor of winter squash with the season's finest apples and cranberries. -Peggy West, Georgetown, Delaware
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Add 1 in. of hot water to the pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. , Drain water from pan; turn squash cut side up. Sprinkle with salt. Combine the remaining ingredients; spoon into squash. Bake 40-50 minutes longer or until squash is tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 218mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
ROASTED ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLES AND CRANBERRIES
Nutty, savory, tart, and sweet... This acorn squash makes a great autumn side dish that's even better the next day, and perfect for Thanksgiving! Serve with roasted chicken or turkey. This can also be tossed with white or brown rice for a complete meal.
Provided by All.Around.The.Kitchen
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Acorn Squash Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place squash into a large pot of boiling water; boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer squash to a large bowl of ice cold water and set aside until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Peel squash along the ridges using a vegetable peeler, then use a teaspoon or grapefruit spoon to dig out peel in the valleys of the squash. Slice squash in half and remove seeds and stem. Cut remaining squash into bite-sized chunks.
- Combine squash, apples, celery, onion, and dried cranberries in a large bowl.
- Combine brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Add to squash mixture and toss well to combine. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish. Add water and dot the top with butter. Sprinkle with walnuts.
- Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until squash is fork-tender, about 1 hour. Add some liquid halfway through to prevent drying out, if necessary. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.2 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 185 mg, Sugar 23 g
Tips:
- Choose the right squash: Look for acorn squash that is heavy for its size, with a deep green color and no blemishes.
- Prepare the squash properly: Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Brush the inside of the squash with melted butter or oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Use fresh ingredients for the stuffing: The fresher the ingredients, the better the stuffing will taste. Use crisp apples, celery, and onions, and fresh herbs like thyme or sage.
- Don't overstuff the squash: The stuffing should be packed into the squash halves, but not so tightly that it bursts out when it bakes.
- Bake the squash until it is tender: The squash is done baking when it is easily pierced with a fork. The flesh should be soft and slightly caramelized.
Conclusion:
Baked acorn squash with apple stuffing is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or side dish. It is a great way to use up leftover squash and apples, and it is also a healthy and satisfying meal. With its sweet and savory flavors, this dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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