![]() Wondering what it is next to the acorn squash half on my plate? It’s the easiest breaded chicken – you can make it super quick on a frying pan while the acorn squash is cooking! Check out my easy breaded chicken recipe.Ī full cup of acorn squash contains only about 115 calories, 40% of the RDA of Vitamin C, 26% of the RDA of potassium and 22% RDA of magnesium. Makes it really tasty, and they get all that vegetable goodness, too! In this recipe, I suggest adding some additional sweetness with maple syrup and cinnamon, which my kids love. And, it has fewer calories than Butternut Squash or potatoes, and even more fiber, making it more like a vegetable than other winter squashes. It’s so sweet and tender cooked in the Instant Pot. I love Acorn Squash, and my family does, too. Other great add-ins: other vegetables like mushrooms, finishing salt, chopped nuts, chopped pears or apples, feta cheese etc are great added to stuffed acorn squash.No more hot oven, save on electricity! No more worrying if your acorn squash will be underdone, or overdone, or dried out! And if you’re short on time, but want that acorn squash ‘cuz it’s the perfect side for dinner, well, break out your Instant Pot! Instant Pot Acorn Squash is ready with just 15 minutes of cooking time.You can substitute the ground beef in this stuffed acorn squash with ground pork, ground chicken, ground turkey, sausage or TVP for a vegetarian option.Sprinkle the leftover squash half with fresh thyme/herbs or even brown sugar or maple syrup for a treat. Or cook the whole squash, and use in other recipes. Easily double this recipe to use the whole acorn squash.Acorn is often the most available, but this stuffed acorn squash recipe will be great with any winter squash like spaghetti squash or delicata squash. There are lots of foods and flavors you can stuff in your squash, you can add a quinoa mixture, sausage mixture or sausage stuffing and herbs for fall flavors.They will take about the same amount of time. To save time, cook beef mixture while squash is in Instant Pot.That way you can us it in soup or another dish. Remove asparagus from pan before adding beef if you don't want to use it all in this stuffed squash dish.Place both parts of the squash in Instant Pot to have squash for other recipes.To reheat, slice acorn squash into bite sized pieces (for quicker cooking), and cook squash and filling together in the microwave or toaster oven. The texture of the squash & of the filling will be better this way. When you're ready to eat your stuffed acorn squash, add the squash and beef mixture to a microwave safe plate and microwave until hot. Place the squash in a freezer bag, and press air out of it, do the same with the beef mixture. And then freeze the squash separately from the ground beef & vegetables. You can store leftover stuffed acorn squash dish in an airtight container, all assembled or separated for about a week.įreezing instructions: Peel the skin before freezing. ![]() Bake for about 40-50 minutes, or until squash is tender. Cut squash then drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Top your stuffed acorn squash with freshly grated parmesan cheese if desired. Place squash half on plate, cut side up, fill with beef mixture. Add pre-cooked rice, and cook until rice is warmed, about 3 minutes.Ĩ. Make it from dried, frozen, or quick cooking. Rice: use whatever kind of rice you have like brown, white rice, wild rice, etc.Swap for ground turkey, chicken, sweet Italian sausage, or even plant based protein like TVP. Ground beef: ground beef has a nice meaty, rich flavor that goes well in this fall recipe.Lots of vegetables will be good in this stuffed acorn squash. The other vegetables can be swapped for what you have. Vegetables: I use onion, green bell pepper, asparagus in this recipe.It's ok to skip the onion in your stuffed acorn squash if you don't have any. Onion: It adds some nice texture and sweetness to this recipe.You can also chop other types of winter squash to include in your recipe. It's got nice, soft flesh after cooking, and is easy to find. Acorn squash: acorn squash is a great size to cut into 2-3 servings for stuffed acorn squash.Scroll down to the stuffed acorn squash recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick description of what's in this recipe.
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