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ACORN: Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash

Source of Recipe

Aunt Saunny


List of Ingredients

2 acorn squash
1 cup peeled and chopped apples
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt


Recipe

Start by splitting two acorn squash in half, lengthwise, and remove the seeds and stringy filaments with a spoon. Place the squash in a baking dish and set aside.

To make the apple filling, peel and chop the apple. Then melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the onions for about 3 to 4 minutes over a medium heat. Add the apples, brown sugar, Balsamic vinegar, dried thyme leaves and salt and continue to sauté for a couple of minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat.

Score the squash before filling so they absorb more of the flavor of the stuffing. Spoon the filling into the squash.

To help keep the squash moist while it bakes add about a 1/2 inch of water to the bottom of the pan, place the filled squash in the pan and cover it with foil.

Bake at 375° for about an hour, until the squash is tender.

This squash recipe is delicious served warm, right out the oven.