Baked Acorn Squash with Meat Filling Recipe
Ingredients
| Acorn squash | 1 | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm) | |
| Onions | 1 | |
| Ground chuck | 1 pound | |
| Whole tomatoes | 1 Can (10oz), drained | |
| White rice | 2 Cup (16 tbs), cooked | |
| Oregano leaves | 1 1/4 Teaspoon, dried | |
| Salt | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Sharp cheddar cheese | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), grated |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 375F.
2) Rinse the squash clean. Slice them into long halves. Using a spoon, deseed the squash and remove the fibrous string.
MAKING
3) Arrange the squash, with their skin side up, in a shallow, baking dish.
4) Pour hot water to cover 1/2 inch of the dish.
5) Bake the squash for 30 minutes.
6) In a large skillet, melt butter. Add in the garlic and saute till they change colour. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and discard them.
7) Into the same butter, add in the chopped onions. Saute till they become a light golden colour.
8) Next, add in the ground chuck. Using a fork, break apart the chuck while mixing it around the same time.
9) Continue to cook the meat for about 8 minutes till the meat changes colour.
10) Stir in the drained, whole tomatoes, cooked rice, oregano and salt.
11) Overturn the squash halves in the baking dish. Spoon about a cup of the chuck mixture into the cavity of each squash half.
12) Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of grated cheese over each squash.
13) Return the dish to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes.
14) Broil the squash halves for a few minutes till the cheese starts to bubble and turn brown.
SERVING
15) Serve the Baked Acorn Squash With Meat Filling garnished with chopped parsley.
1) Preheat the oven to 375F.
2) Rinse the squash clean. Slice them into long halves. Using a spoon, deseed the squash and remove the fibrous string.
MAKING
3) Arrange the squash, with their skin side up, in a shallow, baking dish.
4) Pour hot water to cover 1/2 inch of the dish.
5) Bake the squash for 30 minutes.
6) In a large skillet, melt butter. Add in the garlic and saute till they change colour. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and discard them.
7) Into the same butter, add in the chopped onions. Saute till they become a light golden colour.
8) Next, add in the ground chuck. Using a fork, break apart the chuck while mixing it around the same time.
9) Continue to cook the meat for about 8 minutes till the meat changes colour.
10) Stir in the drained, whole tomatoes, cooked rice, oregano and salt.
11) Overturn the squash halves in the baking dish. Spoon about a cup of the chuck mixture into the cavity of each squash half.
12) Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of grated cheese over each squash.
13) Return the dish to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes.
14) Broil the squash halves for a few minutes till the cheese starts to bubble and turn brown.
SERVING
15) Serve the Baked Acorn Squash With Meat Filling garnished with chopped parsley.
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