Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
By Team Turkey
About this Dish
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash is a meal that’s light in the right ways while still being hearty enough to give you energy for all of your autumnal activities. The rich, savory flavors of this dish pair perfectly with a dry hard cider or white wine. Looking for more autumnal recipe inspiration? Check out our Fall Flavors blog post where we review some of the top seasonal flavors and tie in Team Turkey recipe classics and fall favorites.
Ingredients
2 1-lb acorn squash
1 tsp canola oil
Vegetable cooking oil, as needed
1/2 lb turkey sausage
1/2 c celery, chopped fine
1 c Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored & chopped fine
1/2 c fresh white bread crumbs
1/4 tsp sage leaves
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 c apple jelly
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Brush a small amount of oil on the cut edges of each squash half. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Place each squash half, cut side up on the baking sheet, cover tightly with foil and bake until tender, about 35-40 minutes.
If using sausage links, cut or squeeze sausage from the casings.
Over medium heat, cook sausage until it is no longer pink, breaking the sausage into small pieces. Drain sausage on paper towels, if necessary. Reserve 1 teaspoon pan drippings and discard remaining pan drippings.
Over medium heat, cook celery in reserved pan drippings for 2 minutes, add apple and continue to sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in reserved sausage, bread crumbs, sage and sugar.
When squash is cooked, remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Cool squash until shells can be handled. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a ½-inch shell. Combine the squash pulp with sausage mixture.
Mound sausage into the squash shells. Top each with 1-tablespoon apple jelly if desired.
Return to the 350°F oven and bake uncovered until sausage is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
320 Total Calories
8 g Total Fat
2 g Saturated Fat
40 g Cholesterol
440 mg Sodium
730 mg Potassium
51 g Total Carbohydrates
7 g Dietary Fiber
24 g Sugars
12 g Protein
15 % Daily Protein
30 % Daily Vitamin C
10 % Daily Calcium
15 % Daily Iron
