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Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash takes 75 minutes to cook.

Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash are:

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1/2 cup dry quinoa
2 small carrots, chopped
1/2 small onion
1-1/2 small ribs of celery, chopped
3/4 cup orange juice
1 cup of water

Here is how you make Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash:

Bake the squash (either microwave method or oven) until tender. Saut? the carrots, onion and celery in a pan coated with non-stick spray. Once tender, add quinoa, juice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat, cover and let simmer until the liquid is absorbed (about 15 to 20 minutes).Once cooked, divide quinoa mixture evenly between squash halves and return to oven at 350 for about 10 minutes. *Not calculated in nutritional info, but I added a bit of low fat cheddar and mozzarella cheese to have on a half squash for lunch.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEANAC20.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 103.8

• Total Fat: 0.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 15.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
• Protein: 2.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash is Vegetarian