The Ultimate Baked Acorn Squash

“Baked Acorn Squash stuffed with cranberries, pistachios, wild rice and chopped dates. Made sweet with the help of a little maple syrup and butter. The Ultimate Stuffed squash Recipe is the perfect side for Thanksgiving or weeknight dinner. Vegetarian and Gluten-Free!”

- The Delicious Spoon

Acorn Squash

key ingredient:

Ingredients:

– acorn squash – wild rice pre-cooked as per packaging directions – cranberries fresh or frozen – pistachios roughly chopped – pitted dates roughly chopped – maple syrup – butter melted

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The Ultimate Baked Acorn Squash

Yield

4 Servings

Course

Side Dish, Dinner

prep time

30 Minutes

Cuisine

American, Holiday, Thanksgiving

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

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2. Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the inside pulp and seeds.

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3. Lightly baste the edges and inside cavity of the cleaned acorn squash with the melted butter. Reserve the remaining butter for later.

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4. In a medium bowl combine 2 cups of pre-cooked wild rice, 1/2 cup chopped pistachios, 1/3 cup chopped dates, 3/4 cup cranberries and 1/3 cup maple syrup. Mix well to combine.

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5. Spoon the cranberry and wild rice stuffing mix into the cavity of the acorn squash evenly between the 4 squash halves. Spoon the remaining butter evenly over the stuffing of each of the 4 squash halves.

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6. Baked for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes or until a fork can easily pierce the flesh of the squash fully. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

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7. Store leftovers that have been cooled in the refrigerator covered for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven or microwave before eating. Or if you like this can be eaten cold as well.

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