This savory fall recipe is full flavor and is super filling. Make for an easy & healthy dinner on a cold fall or winter night!
Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash
Ingredients
- 2 acorn squash
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1/2 white onion chopped
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 small honey crisp apple chopped
- Chopped parsley sea salt, pomegranate seeds for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450
- Cut squash into halves, scrape out seeds, and brush with 2 tbsp olive oil, and a dash of salt and pepper
- Place face up on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until squash is tender and can be pierced with a fork
- While squash is baking, cook onions and garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil on medium heat for 7 minutes until cooked through
- Add turkey and mix until fully cooked
- Mix in salt, pepper, thyme and chopped apple and turn to low heat and saute for 5 minutes.
- Remove squash from oven and scoop out most of the cooked center, leaving some on the bottom and sides
- Add squash filling to the turkey mixture and stir until fully mixed in
- Scoop mixture into acorn squash halves and serve
- Topped with chopped parsley, flakey sea salt and pomegranate seeds
