A healthy and delicious fall recipe. Easy for small families or couples. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer’s market.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: acorn squash, winter squash
Season: Fall
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 352kcal
Author: Ellen Arntz
Ingredients
2acorn squash*halved and seeded
1tbspolive oil
1lbground turkey*or beef*
1½cupsmushrooms*chopped
½cupchicken* stockor vegetable broth
1tspblack pepper
2tsprosemary*
½tsponion powder
1tspgarlic powder
1cupfresh mozzarellashredded
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with olive oil. Place the squash face down on the parchment paper and spray with olive oil. Bake for 20 minutes or until it is tender when pricked with a fork.
While the squash cooks heat a pan with olive oil. Sauté the turkey for 10-15 minutes. Then add the mushrooms, apples, and spices. Sauté for an additional 5 minutes.
When the squash is done, scoop out most of the cooked center, leaving a little of the filling in the acorn squash. Add squash that was that was removed into the sauté pan and stir to mix in.
Add the mixture back into the squash shell and top with cheese.