Stuffed Squash

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Stuff It

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (39)

Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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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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Tracey Park Ridge, IL 10-30-2009
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Awesome - with a twist!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish was abosolutely delicious, so healthy, and is very diet-friendly! I cut the recipe in half, as it was just my... husband and me. One whole squash with the stuffing ended up being too much, yielding leftovers for lunch the next day. Instead of ground pork, I used ground turkey. I substituted chicken broth for the wine, and added nutmeg to the stuffing. For the last ten minutes of cooking, I grated a bit of fresh parmesan cheese on the top. It was incredible! Can't wait to make this fall dish again. Alton never disappoints!Read more
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KATHERINE Darien, IL 10-18-2009
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Delicious for yourself or for a group
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this tonight simply because I had spinach and acorn squash in my CSA box that I wanted to cook. I wasn't expecting to... love this recipe, but I couldn't stop eating it after the first bite! After reading the reviews, I had planned to add a few extra ingredients because it did sound a little bland. However, I forgot and cooked the recipe as stated. Thank goodness I forgot, it was perfect as is and didn't need anything else. Not sure what the others did wrong to think its bland. It has made me look forward to receiving more squash because I can't wait to make this again.Read more
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Shannon New Palestine, IN 10-17-2009
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Hats off to Alton...again!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

YUMMY and oh so easy! I did use chicken stock in place of the wine as I had an opened box waiting to be used. Additionally, I... made twice the amount of stuffing...again, in order to use a pound of sausage I had on hand. VIOLA! great Fall/Winter weekday dinner and pretty enough to make again for company...it looks like you've spent all day in the kitchen!Read more
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GREG Folsom, CA 03-31-2009
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Our New Favorite Lenten Recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

As any regular viewer of Alton Brown can tell you, his magic is not in the recipes he uses but in the techniques. This... episode was on how to craft a stuffing, balancing flavoring ingredients against textures - using the Tonight Show model! For lent, we opted to skip the meat element and, on one occassion, substituted firm tofu and on the second a variety of wild mushrooms. Both variations worked well, but the mushroom variant was truly excellent. Also, in lieu of plain rice, we used a wild rice melange which lent wonderful flavor and texture! In our book, this is another winner from AB!Read more
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gregory Highland Park, NJ 12-14-2008
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The most amzing use of squash and meat my mouth has ever tasted!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe give you the taste of the acorn squash without being blocked by the stuffing. It blends flavors in a delicious... and easy way. you can even play around with the squash on your plate.Read more
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Nicolle DRESDEN, TN 11-28-2008
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A great dish with a million variations
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My boyfriend is just starting to take an interest in cooking and we love Alton Brown. This recipe really caught his eye so he... decided to give it a try for Thanksgiving! What great results. We stuck to the recipe with the exception of degalzing with wine, we only had chicken stock, but it was yummy. We are still talking about it and the tons of other ideas for stuffing! Thanks Alton. Read more