The Best 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.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds.

Trim the bottom of the squash if necessary to make it stand upright.

Place the squash cut-side down on a baking sheet and roast for about 40 minutes until fork-tender.

In a skillet, heat a little olive oil and add the sweet Italian sausage, cooking for about 10-15 minutes until crumbly.

Add about 2 cups of chicken stock to the skillet with the sausage and let it cook for a couple of minutes.

Stir in chopped granny smith apples, sage, and black pepper into the skillet.

Add about 3/4 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup of pecorino romano cheese to the mixture and stir well.

Remove the squash from the oven and carefully fill each half with the sausage and apple mixture.

Top each stuffed squash with a little butter and return to the oven for an additional 25 minutes.

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