Stuffed Acorn Squash

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Joanna Howard
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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 2 mediumacorn squash
  2. 2 mediumacorn squash
  3. 2 cuplow-sodium chicken broth
  4. 2 cuplow-sodium chicken broth
  5. 2/3 cupquinoa, rinsed
  6. 2/3 cupquinoa, rinsed
  7. 5 ozchicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
  8. 5 ozchicken sausage; crumbled (I used 2 of the precooked garlic chicken sausage from Trader Joe's)
  9. 1/2 tspcoarse salt
  10. 1/2 tspcoarse salt
  11. 1/2 tspground black pepper
  12. 1/2 tspground black pepper
  13. 1 mediumyellow onion, chopped
  14. 1 mediumyellow onion, chopped
  15. 4garlic cloves, minced
  16. 4garlic cloves, minced
  17. 1small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
  18. 1small-medium zucchini, cut in half longwise and then thinly sliced
  19. 1 candiced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
  20. 1 candiced tomatoes (I used a fire roasted variety)
  21. 2-3 cups fresh spinach
  22. 2-3 cups fresh spinach
  23. 2 tbspfresh basil, chopped
  24. 2 tbspfresh basil, chopped
  25. 1 tspfresh rosemary, finely chopped
  26. 1 tspfresh rosemary, finely chopped
  27. 1 cupGouda, shredded
  28. 1 cupGouda, shredded
  29. 1/4 cupAsiago, grated
  30. 1/4 cupAsiago, grated

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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. 4

    Using the same pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and saute zucchini until translucent; transfer to the same bowl.

  5. 5

    Saute spinach until wilted; transfer to the bowl.

  6. 6

    Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, and 3/4 of the gouda; mix until incorporated.

  7. 7

    Divide evenly until each squash and top with remaining gouda and asiago.

  8. 8

    Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes.

  9. 9

    Enjoy!

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