Italian Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Cut the tops and bottoms of the acorn squash if necessary to ensure they can sit upright.

Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds, placing them aside.

Brush the insides of the squash with extra virgin olive oil, making sure to cover the top as well.

Sprinkle coarse sea salt and fresh cracked pepper on the squash.

Flip the squash halves cut-side down and place them in the oven for about 30 minutes.

In a skillet, heat extra virgin olive oil until it shimmers, then add chopped onions and sauté until soft, about 3-5 minutes.

Add minced garlic and stir until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.

Add 1 pound of Italian sausage to the skillet, breaking it up and browning it, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

Once browned, remove from heat and mix in any additional ingredients as desired.

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