Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ingredients

• Squash

  Winter, acorn, raw

  1 squash (4 inch dia) or 431g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ large or 75g

• Celery

  Raw

  1 stalks, large (11 inches long) or 64g

• Cranberries

  Raw

  ¼ cup, chopped or 27g

• Apples

  Without skin

  ½ medium or 81g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, leaves or 0.5g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  1 tbsp or 7g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  3 tbsp or 15g

• Chicken stock

  Soup, home-prepared

  0.02 cup or 5g

• Garlic Salt

  Cain's - Walmart

  ¼ tsp or 0.9g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F
2. Cut the bottom and the top of the squash to have flat surfaces on both sides
3. Cut the squash in the middle (vertically)
4. Using a spoon scoop out all the seeds
5. Brush both halfs of the squash with olive oil, season with garlic salt and pepper
6. Place the squash in the oven and roast for 50 min to 1 hour
7. In the meantime heat up another tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet
8. Add turkey, season with salt and pepper and cook until the meat is cooked through
9. Remove the meat from the pan
10. Add some more olive oil
11. Add onions and dried thyme and cook until the onion is translucent (5 minutes)
12. Add celery, apple and cranberries and cook for another 3-4 minutes
13. Return the meat to the pan
14. Add chicken concentrate, salt and pepper and cook for another 3 minutes
15. Add breadcrumbs and cheese
16. Stir everything well and check for seasoning
17. Fill out the squash with the meat stuffing
18. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
19. Recipe by: Edyta (source: https://eatingeuropean.com/turkey-stuffed-acorn-squash/)

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