Best 8 Normas Stuffed Maplesausage Acorn Squash For Two Recipes

ACORN SQUASH FOR 2

Steps:

• Preheat oven to350°F.
• Place prepared squash cut side down on a baking sheet, bake for 45-50 minutes or until tender.
• Turn over and sprinkle with one of these toppings.
• -BROWNED BUTTER:.
• Melt the butter on med-low heat, swirling it until browned- do not let it burn.
• Add honey& sage, mix.
• Drizzle over the cooked squash& serve.
• MAPLE BACON TOPPING:.
• Paint the inside of the squash with the maple syrup, sprinkle in the crumbled bacon& serve.
• MARMALADE& JALAPENO;.
• Combine the Jalapeno& marmalade in a small saucepan, heat until the marmalade has melted.
• Pour into the squash cavity& serve.

STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Slice the acorn squash in half lengthwise. If you're cutting the stem of the acorn squash in half, you're doing it correctly. Scoop out the seeds on the inside.
• Place the acorn squash halves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the olive oil on the flesh of the acorn squash, then season with extra salt and pepper.
• Place the cut side down on the parchment paper (skin facing up), then place the baking sheet in the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until the flesh is tender.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat up 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the shallot, minced garlic, celery, salt, pepper, rosemary, and sage. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until the veggies become soft.
• Add the diced chicken sausage. Stir and cook until the chicken sausage and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
• Add the diced apple. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until the apple becomes soft.
• Turn off the heat. Add in the dried cranberries, grated parmesan cheese, and breadcrumbs. Stir to combine.
• Flip the cooked acorn squash halves over. Stuff each half with the stuffing mixture.
• Pour the chicken broth over the stuffing evenly between the two halves.
• Bake in the oven for another 15 minutes.

STUFFED SQUASH FOR TWO

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in an 11x7-in. baking pan; add 1/2 in. of hot water. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Drain water from pan; turn squash cut side up. Brush with butter; sprinkle with brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Bake 30-40 minutes or longer or until squash is tender., Meanwhile, in small skillet, cook the beef, celery and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the flour, sage and remaining salt. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in croutons. Spoon into squash halves. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFED ACORN SQUASH RECIPE BY TASTY

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!

SAUSAGE-STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

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.

ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE AND SOUR CREAM

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.

AUTUMN STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange squash halves, cut-side up, in a roasting pan. Run a fork through the meat of each half, creating grooves. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pepper; dot with butter pieces.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meat is tender enough to puncture with a fork, 30 to 40 minutes.
• 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 wild rice, cranberries, and chicken stock; cook and stir until rice and cranberries have absorbed the chicken stock, about 5 minutes.
• Spoon the sausage filling into each squash half. Return stuffed squash to oven and bake until flavors have blended, 5 to 10 minutes.

NORMA'S STUFFED MAPLE/SAUSAGE ACORN SQUASH FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat your oven at 350.
• Wash and cut in half one acorn squash and trim bottoms so they will sit flat.
• Scoop out seeds and discard or toast them as you would pumpkin seeds and serve them with a side salad.
• Place acorn sqush halves on a sheet pan or in a shallow pan and salt and pepper to taste and pour 1/2 cup water into pan.
• Place a tablespoon of pure maple syrup into squash cavity and brush around top of squash with a pastry brush and set aside.
• Mix your stuffing mix as directed on side of the box and set aside.
• Place a non-stick pan on medium heat and add 1/2 pound of sausage and cook until browned.
• Add onion, stir and cook until onions are clear.
• Mix sausage and onion into prepared stuffing mix along with two tablespoons of pure maple syrup and mix well.
• Place a heaping amount of sausage/stuffing mix into each squach cavity until it is filled.
• Place squash in hot oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until squash is tender when pierced with a fork.
• Half way into baking; when the stuffing was turning brown I covered the squash with a foil tent to prevent the stuffing mix from becoming too brown and to help tenderize the squash.
• Uncover the squash and test the squash for tenderness.
• Remove from oven and serve as a one dish meal or add your favorite salad along with the toasted squash seeds.
• NOTE: When making only for two you will have leftover stuffing. I plan on stuffing two green peppers tomorrow with it for dinner.
• * For large or thick squash I place them cut side down on a pan with sides, add water and place in the oven to bake while I'm making the stuffing. I found that some times this is needed to soften the squash or it takes longer for them to bake after filling them. MMMMMM they are sooooo good!