Twitter: http://twitter.com/mommacuisine <br />Facebook: http://facebook.com/mommacuisine <br />Website: http://mommacuisine.com <br /> <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />On this episode of Great Everyday Meals Recipes, Momma Cuisine makes a roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash recipe perfect for your Thanksgiving meal. It's a beautiful side dish, can be easily transformed into a vegetarian dish by taking out the sausage and adding quinoa or other grains, and can also become the main course! <br /> <br />STUFFED ACORN SQUASH RECIPE: <br /> <br />For the roasted acorn squash: <br /> <br />3 acorn squash, cut in half and seeded <br />3 tablespoons olive oil <br />3 teaspoons kosher salt <br />1 1/2 teaspoons fresh cracked pepper <br /> <br />For the stuffing: <br />3 tablespoons olive oil <br />2 cloves of garlic, sliced <br />1/2 red onion, sliced thinly <br />1 fennel bulb, sliced thinly <br />1 leek, sliced thinly <br />1 stalk celery, sliced thinly <br />2 teaspoons kosher salt <br />1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper <br />2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning <br />1/2 pound Italian sausage, mild or hot, out of the casing <br />1 cup dried tart cherries <br />2 cups bread cubes for stuffing <br />1 cup shredded Asiago cheese <br />1/2 cup - 1 cup heavy whipping cream <br /> <br />INSTRUCTIONS: <br /> <br />Heat the oven to 400 degrees. In a baking pan, put your cleaned and halved acorn squashes and drizzle each squash with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh cracked pepper. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour, until fork tender. <br /> <br />In a skillet, brown the Italian sausage, in medium-high head with olive oil and set aside. In the same pan with the sausage fat, add the sliced onions and garlic and saute until tender. <br /> <br />Then, add the fennel, leeks and celery with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning until tender and set aside. <br /> <br />In a large bowl, add the bread for stuffing, sauteed vegetables, Italian sausage, dried tart cherries, cheese and heavy whipping cream and gently toss them together. <br /> <br />Carefully, fill each acorn squash with the filling and top with a little more Asiago cheese and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees. <br /> <br />Serve hot.
