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Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash is for Dinner.

Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash takes several minutes to prepare.

Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash takes several minutes to cook.

Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash are:

1 Acorn Squash
1 Cup Morningstar Farms Sausage Crumbles
1/2 Sweet Onion, diced
1/2 Granny Smith Apple, diced
1 Celery Stalk, diced
1 Carrot. diced,
1 clove Garlic, minced
1 cup Quinoa, cooked in vegetable broth
1/2 tsp dry Sage
1/2 tsp Oregano
Salt & Pepper, to taste
1 tbls Sunflower Seeds

Here is how you make Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash:

Preheat oven to 350 degreesCut the squash in half and remove seeds. Place in a baking dish, cut side down, with about an inch of water. Bake in the oven for 40 minutesWhile the squash is baking, brown the sausage. Remove from the pan and saute the onion, carrot, apple, garlic and celery in the same pan, seasoning with salt and pepper. Return the sausage to the pan. Stir in the quinoa, sunflower seeds, When the squash has baked, discard the water and turn the squash over. Stuff with the sausage mixture. Return to the over for about 20 minutes. After removing from the oven, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZARCAMPBELL.

The nutritional information for Sausage and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 420.5

• Total Fat: 12.0 g
• Cholesterol: 2.0 mg
• Sodium: 655.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 68.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.8 g
• Protein: 15.5 g