Sausage and Apple Stuffed Squash

Name: Sausage and Apple Stuffed Squash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5½ oz Wild Rice; 1 tsp Salt; 2 Acorn Squash; 1½ tbsp Olive Oil; ½ tsp Black Pepper; 600 g Turkey Sausage; 1 Onion; 1 Apple; 1 tsp Sage

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Roasted acorn squash halves hold a savory filling of turkey sausage, apple, and wild rice. The rice and squash cook at the same time while you prepare the filling.

Total: 105 min; 15 prep · 90 cook
Serves: 4; Scale it below
Calories: 637; kcal per serving
Protein: 45g; per serving

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Roasted acorn squash halves filled with crumbled sausage, diced apple, and wild rice.

105 min

Ingredients

9 ingredients

4 servings

5½ oz Wild Rice, rinsed (Use 100% wild rice, not a blend)
1 tsp Salt
2 Acorn Squash, halved through the stem and seeded (About 1 to 1 1/2 pounds each)
1½ tbsp Olive Oil
½ tsp Black Pepper
600 g Turkey Sausage, casings removed (Raw, mild Italian-style sausage)
1 Onion, diced
1 Apple, cored and diced (A firm apple such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith)
1 tsp Sage (Dried)

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Nutrition per serving

Estimated

637 kcal

Protein: 45 g
Carbs: 70 g
Fat: 22 g
Fiber: 9 g

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Method

6 steps Oven 425°F 15 min prep · 90 min cook

Cook

Step 1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add Wild Rice and half the Salt; simmer until the grains split and are tender but chewy, about 45 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Step 2. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Rub Acorn Squash with half the Olive Oil, the rest of the Salt, and half the Black Pepper. Place cut-side down on a sheet pan; roast until easily pierced, about 40 minutes.
Step 3. Meanwhile, heat the rest of the Olive Oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add Turkey Sausage and break it up; cook until browned and no pink remains, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Step 4. Add Onion and Apples to the skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Stir in Sage and the rest of the Black Pepper until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 5. Return the sausage to the skillet and fold in the drained rice. Turn the roasted squash cut-side up and divide the filling among the halves, mounding it over the cavities.
Step 6. Return the filled squash to the oven and bake until the filling is hot, about 5 minutes. Serve each person a squash half.

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Tips

Good to know

Cook turkey sausage to an internal temperature of 165°F, checking a larger piece with an instant-read thermometer.

Make ahead

Cook the wild rice up to three days ahead, cool it promptly, and refrigerate it until ready to use.

Leftovers

Refrigerate leftovers within two hours and reheat to 165°F within three to four days.

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