Stuffed Acorn Squash

10 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • nonstick spray coating
  • 2 small acorn squash (about 2 pounds total)
  • 12 ounces ground lean pork or 12 ounces lean ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 slices whole wheat bread, cubed

Directions

  1. 1
    Spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick coating.
  2. 2
    Wash and halve squash; discard seeds.
  3. 3
    Place squash, cut sides down, in prepared baking pan.
  4. 4
    Bake, uncovered, in a 350 dregree oven for 45 minutes or until tender.
  5. 5
    Meanwhile, for stuffing, in a large skillet cook ground pork or turkey, celery, and onion until meat is brown and vegetables are tender.
  6. 6
    Drain off fat.
  7. 7
    Stir in salt, curry powder, and cinnamon; cook 1 minute more.
  8. 8
    Stir in applesauce and bread cubes.
  9. 9
    Turn squash cut sides up in pan.
  10. 10
    Spoon stuffing into squash halves.
  11. 11
    Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes more.

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