Stuffed Acorn Squash

Stuffed Acorn Squash requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 258 calories, 7g of protein, and 3g of fat each. For 86 cents per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 538 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It works well as a side dish. Head to the store and pick up acorn squash, basil, onion, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is brought to you by Premeditated Left Over. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 80%. Try Butternut Squash Noodle Turkey Bolognese Stuffed Acorn Squash with Melted Gruyere: Two Ways, Stuffed Acorn Squash, and Stuffed Acorn Squash for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 40 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 acorn squash

1 teaspoon basil

1 cup cooked chicken, diced

2½ cups cooked rice

4 cloves garlic, minced

½ cup onion, diced

1 teaspoon oregano

½ teaspoon rosemary

½ teaspoon sage

1 teaspoon thyme

Equipment:

oven

bowl

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds.In a small bowl, combine chicken, rice, onion, garlic, and spices until thoroughly combined.Divide the rice mixture between the 4 acorn squash halves.Place acorn squash on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes or until the squash is fork tender.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds.In a small bowl, combine chicken, rice, onion, garlic, and spices until thoroughly combined.Divide the rice mixture between the 4 acorn squash halves.

3. Place acorn squash on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes or until the squash is fork tender.


Nutrition Information:

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258k Calories
7g Protein
2g Total Fat
53g Carbs
15% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
258k
13%

Fat
2g
4%

  Saturated Fat
0.73g
5%

Carbohydrates
53g
18%

  Sugar
0.95g
1%

Cholesterol
10mg
3%

Sodium
18mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Copper
1mg
50%

Manganese
0.96mg
48%

Vitamin C
27mg
33%

Vitamin B6
0.54mg
27%

Potassium
859mg
25%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Magnesium
88mg
22%

Fiber
4g
17%

Vitamin A
844IU
17%

Selenium
10µg
16%

Phosphorus
151mg
15%

Vitamin B3
2mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Iron
2mg
12%

Folate
45µg
11%

Calcium
104mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.06mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin E
0.18mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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