Side Dish

Stuffed Acorn Squash is for Side Dish.

Stuffed Acorn Squash takes several minutes to prepare.

Stuffed Acorn Squash takes several minutes to cook.

Stuffed Acorn Squash makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Stuffed Acorn Squash are:

1 medium to large acorn squash
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1/2 peach, nectarine or apple, chopped
1 cup light fruit juice (apple pear or white grape best)
4 slices low-calorie wheat bread
2 tbsp light butter spread
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp light brown sugar

Here is how you make Stuffed Acorn Squash:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds.Place cut side down in baking dish.Add 1 inch water.Bake for 40 minutes.While squash bakes-toast bread slices.Crumble bread into bowl.Add dried & fresh fruit, spices & sugar to bowl.Put juice and butter substitute to a boil, pour over bread and stir until consistency of stuffing.Remove squash, pour out water.Dust hole in squash with cinnamon & sugarPut half of stuffing in center of each squash.Place bake in oven for 15 minutes-until stuffing warmed.Serves 4 as a side dish or 2 as an entree.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ELLISUNIT1.

The nutritional information for Stuffed Acorn Squash is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 278.4

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 180.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 60.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
• Protein: 5.9 g