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Italian Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash

stuffed-squash_jimsideas_flickr_recipeAlex loves squash of all kinds and created this dish using acorn squash and apples. It’s perfect for fall and you can customize it to include the add-ins you like. Add dried cranberries for a little more sweet-tartness. If you’re not a stuffing fan, use wild rice.

Photo: Jimsideas/Flickr, creative commons

Italian Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
Votes: 11
Rating: 4.82
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  • Courselunch, Main course, Main Dish, Side Dish
  • CuisineAmerican, New England
Servings
4
Servings
4
Italian Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
Votes: 11
Rating: 4.82
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
  • Courselunch, Main course, Main Dish, Side Dish
  • CuisineAmerican, New England
Servings
4
Servings
4
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • olive oil a drizzle
  • 1/2 onion large, chopped
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 apple chopped
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves chopped
  • 3 Italian sweet sausages
  • 2 acorn squash
  • 1½ cups chicken stock
  • 1 package stuffing mix
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Cut acorn squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
  2. In butter and olive oil, sauté onion and celery until transparent. Add apple, mushrooms, and garlic and continue to cook another minute or two. Season with salt and pepper. Remove and set aside in a large bowl.
  3. In same sauté pan, break up sausage and cook until brown. Add to bowl. Deglaze the pan with chicken stock and add this liquid to the bowl along with stuffing mix and parsley. Combine ingredients well.
  4. Add mixture into acorn squash cavity, cover with aluminum foil and bake in 350 degree oven for about an hour, or until squash is thoroughly cooked and flesh can be easily pierced with a knife. Remove foil and continue cooking until stuffing turns golden brown.

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  1. Sara Felter says

    October 1, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    How long do you cook the squash – time is not given in the recipe. Thanks

    Reply »
    • Faith Middleton says

      November 24, 2014 at 11:45 am

      Sara, the recipe on our site says to cook it for about an hour, or until you can easily pierce the flesh with a knife. Cheers! — Faith

      Reply »
  2. Wendy says

    October 2, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    How large is the package of stuffing mix that you used?
    One for an entire 16-18 lb turkey (14 oz) seems like too much.
    Thanks

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  3. Tonya Holmes says

    April 9, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    I brush olive oil on squash and season with sea salt and pepper n bake at 400° for bout 20 minutes prior to stuffing and then continue until squash completely cooked great recipe

    Reply »
  4. Christina Thomas says

    October 1, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    How much stuffing mix? One package seems a lot?

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