Stuffed Squash

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Total Time:
1 hr 40 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
1 hr 15 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 small acorn squash, 1 to 1 1/4 pounds each
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
  • 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen spinach, completely thawed, drained and chopped
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • Generous pinch kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut 1-inch off the top of each acorn squash and scoop out the seeds. If necessary in order for the squash to sit upright, cut off a small portion of the bottom. Put 1 of the 4 pieces of butter in the cavity of each squash. Set squash on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a large saute pan over medium heat, brown the ground pork until no longer pink. Remove the meat from the pan, add the olive oil and saute the onion, celery, and carrot until they begin to soften, approximately 7 to 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the white wine.

Return the pork to the pan along with the cooked rice, spinach, pine nuts, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste. Stirring constantly, heat mixture thoroughly, approximately 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Divide the mixture evenly among the squash, top each squash with its lid and bake for 1 hour or until the squash is tender. Serve immediately.

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  • on December 13, 2012

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    Was one of the biggest hits I've ever made. The whole family loved it.

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  • on November 21, 2012

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    My favorite fall dish for the past 5+ years! It's not difficult, but there are a lot of steps and it takes some time. I like to use a wild rice blend, which takes longer to cook. I've tried using ground turkey instead of pork, but it lacked some flavor. I use generous amounts of salt & pepper as well. I highly recommend this dish. Amazing! Thanks Alton. :

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  • on October 02, 2012

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    I have made this twice. The first time I made it as directed and it was GREAT! The second time I was out of pine nuts and didn't have time to go to the store so I used pumpkin seeds and since I was already altering the original recipe, I went ahead and cooked the rice in chicken broth, and added a diced apple. In for a penny, In for a pound, right? Everyone liked it that way too. This will become a new staple for Thanksgiving!

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