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Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

Gardening Guide: Winning Winter Squash

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Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash makes a hearty meal. Acorn squash is the perfect size and shape to hold your favorite filling!

By Norann Oleson

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Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash

Some winter squash varieties just seem ready-made to serve up dinner. I love the look of an acorn squash, with its deep ribbing, deeper green skin, and the lovely, luscious surprise of its succulent orange flesh inside. And it’s small enough that you don’t feel like you need to make a mountain of food.

In fact, the acorn squash can make a perfect meal for one or two people, depending on how you serve it. I’ve tried a wide range of stuffings: a traditional rice and ground beef filling; rich, creamy risotto; creamed spinach; whipped potatoes; seasonal veggies; and more.

The acorn squash is the ideal vessel for dishes of your wildest imagination. I once made roasted acorn squash stuffed with a combination of black rice, black lentils, and black quinoa. It was a stark contrast to the bright flesh of the squash, and one of my favorite ways to serve it.

The other nice thing about serving up dinner in a roasted stuffed acorn squash is the natural portion control. We know it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. But with the right presentation, less can look and feel like more.

Of course, this doesn’t have to be your main course. You could roast a couple acorn squash, fill each cavity with the hot dip of your choice, and you’d have a great set of appetizers for your guests.

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Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash makes a hearty meal. Acorn squash is the perfect size and shape to hold your favorite filling!

  • Author: Norann Oleson
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Category: Appetizers

Ingredients

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  • 2 acorn squash
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Water to fill squash cavity
  • Filling of your choice: taco meat, risotto, quinoa, rice, or spinach

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Wash acorn squash thoroughly.
  3. Cut in half vertically, from the stem down.
  4. Scoop out seeds and fibers.
  5. Retain seeds for roasting.
  6. Line a high-sided baking pan with parchment paper.
  7. Lay the squash halves on the parchment paper.
  8. Pour water into the cavity to fill it about 3/4 of the way.
  9. Sprinkle salt over each squash half.
  10. Roast in oven for about an hour, checking for doneness after about 40 minutes.
  11. Meanwhile, prepare your filling.
  12. When squash is done, put squash halves on a serving platter.
  13. Fill each squash half with your chosen filling.
  14. Serve with side dishes of you

Squash have been a popular crop for 10,000 years! With our Winning Winter Squash Gardening Guide you’ll have everything you need to know about growing and enjoying squash of many varieties—from planting to eating!

Have you tried this recipe? What do you use for a filling? Please tell us how it turned out for you.

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  • Paul S. January 12, 2024

    fantastic! I put the squash back in the oven after adding the venison sausage and veggies mix. This allows the flavors to mingle in the squash. Sautéed green peppers, onion and celery with the ground venison sausage. Coated it with graded parmesan cheese for an additional 10 minutes baking. It goes well with nice side of rice. I like eating the squash and mixture right out of the natural bowl

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  • Shirley November 24, 2022

    How long do you roast squash after stuffing with the goodies? On the serving dish??? Sorry, this is not possible to make.

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    • Norann O. November 28, 2022

      Hello Shirley,

      Roast in oven for about an hour, checking for doneness after about 40 minutes.

      When squash is done, put squash halves on a serving platter. *You want to make sure you use an oven safe baking pan for the roasting.

      Norann

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    • Cherie C. October 13, 2023

      Apparently, you don’t. Maybe warm up the stuffing before putting in the cooked squash? I usually put foil in the pan and over the top of the pan, sealing the squash in, add some water (definitely not 3/4 full!), and stuffing before baking (with butter, brown sugar, salt; or sausage cut into pieces), but that might not work with some of the stuffings suggested here. I bake it for about an hour at 400 degrees.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Curator’s Corner
  • Introduction
  • Feature Articles

  • Growing Zones for Winter Squash
  • Types of Winter Squash
  • Growing Winter Squash from Seeds or Seedlings
  • Sun and Soil Requirements for Growing Winter Squash
  • Planting Winter Squash in the Ground or in Raised Beds
  • Growing Winter Squash in Containers
  • Watering, Weeding, Fertilizing and Pollinating your Winter Squash Plants
  • Pruning and Supporting Winter Squash
  • Harvesting your Winter Squash
  • Storing and Preserving Your Winter Squash
  • Dealing with Winter Squash Diseases
  • Dealing with Winter Squash Pests
  • Essential Tools and Equipment for Growing and Enjoying Winter Squash
  • The Sweetest Winter Squash: From Acorn to Sunshine
  • Plant Profiles

  • Sunshine Squash (C. maxima)
  • Burgess Buttercup Squash (C. maxima)
  • Autumn Frost Hybrid Squash (C. moschata)
  • Waltham Butternut Squash (C. moschata)
  • Acorn Table Queen Squash (C. pepo)
  • Goldetti Spaghetti Squash (C. pepo)
  • Recipes

  • Winter Squash Bread
  • Roasted Stuffed Acorn Squash
  • Spaghetti Squash Pasta Pies
  • Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
  • Winter Squash Blossom Soup
  • Roasted Winter Squash Seeds
  • Additional Articles

  • Nutrition Facts about Winter Squash
  • Health Benefits and Home Remedies of Winter Squash
  • Resources about Winter Squash
  • Winter Squash Glossary
  • Related Articles

  • The Curious Case of Cross-Pollinated Squash

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