baked stuffed winter squash

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 pound sweet italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• place squash halves cut side down in baking pans. fill pans with about 1/2 inch water. bake squash 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender.
• while squash bakes, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. place onions and celery in the skillet, and cook until tender. stir in the sausage and thyme. cook and stir until evenly brown.
• remove squash from the oven, and carefully scrape the pulp from the rinds. set rinds aside. place the pulp in a bowl, and mash with a potato masher. mix in the cooked sausage mixture, egg, bread crumbs, raisins, and pecans. scoop into the reserved rinds. set stuffed squash in the baking dishes.
• bake 25 minutes in the 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) oven, until heated through.