Apple Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash

one way to introduce kids (and some adults)

to squash..stuffing it with yummy goodness!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 medium Acorn Squash cut
into halves with seeds removed
• 1lb. pork sausage or sweet Italian sausage
• 2 medium Granny Smith apples peeled,
cored & cut into small cubes
• ½ c. finely chopped mushrooms
• half a red onion finely chopped
• 2 c. rice (cooked & drained)
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ¾ c. shredded super sharp cheddar
• 2 tbsp. olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350℉
1. place squash halves open side up on a
shallow baking pan, drizzle them with olive
oil and season with a pinch of salt & pepper
2. bake @350℉ for 35 minutes
3. while the squash is baking, thoroughly
cook the sausage in a pan, then remove
from the pan & set aside
4. add the mushrooms, onion, diced apples,
garlic powder, salt and pepper (to taste) into
the pan drippings and saute until tender
5. add the browned sausage crumbles back
into the pan along with the cooked rice and
cheddar cheese
6. after the squash has baked for 35 minutes,
remove from the oven and carefully stuff the
halves with your sausage filling then bake for
another 15-20 minutes