Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa and Bacon

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoan and Bacon takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 216 calories, 9g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. For $1.01 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 9 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a side dish. Head to the store and pick up acorn squash, parmesan cheese, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Mother Rimmy. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 71%. Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash, Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash, and avocado & quinoa stuffed acorn squash are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 large acorn squash, halved, quartered and seeded

½ cup bacon , cooked, and crumbled

2 cups quinoa, cooked

8 tablespoons parmesan cheese , shredded

2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

1 small shallot, finely chopped

1 tablespoon thyme, Finely chopped

4 tablespoons vegetable broth

Equipment:

oven

bowl

baking pan

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.Combine cooked quinoa, broth, shallots, bacon, parsley and thyme in a bowl. Place acorn squash in a baking dish and top with quinoa mixture. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until squash is tender. Remove foil and top with cheese and bake another 5 minute to melt cheese.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

2. Combine cooked quinoa, broth, shallots, bacon, parsley and thyme in a bowl.

3. Place acorn squash in a baking dish and top with quinoa mixture. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until squash is tender.

4. Remove foil and top with cheese and bake another 5 minute to melt cheese.


Nutrition Information:

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267k Calories
13g Protein
9g Total Fat
33g Carbs
13% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
267k
13%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
3g
23%

Carbohydrates
33g
11%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
20mg
7%

Sodium
474mg
21%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
13g
27%

Manganese
0.82mg
41%

Vitamin K
33µg
31%

Phosphorus
307mg
31%

Magnesium
107mg
27%

Vitamin B1
0.34mg
23%

Vitamin C
17mg
22%

Vitamin B6
0.4mg
20%

Fiber
4g
19%

Potassium
656mg
19%

Calcium
183mg
18%

Selenium
12µg
18%

Folate
63µg
16%

Iron
2mg
16%

Vitamin A
767IU
15%

Copper
0.28mg
14%

Vitamin B3
2mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.67mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.29µg
5%

Vitamin E
0.68mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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