Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

Description

A filling vegetarian main course dish, squash stuffed with stuffing and rice!

Ingredients

  • 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
  • 1 (6 ounce) package dry corn bread stuffing mix
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup long grain and wild rice mix
  • 2 sprigs fresh sage, chopped
  • 2 cups vegetable stock

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking pans
  2. and place the cleaned-out squash
  3. cut sides down
  4. into the pans. Bake in the preheated oven until barely soft to the touch
  5. about 25 minutes.
  6. Make the stuffing mix as instructed on the package
  7. and set aside.
  8. Melt the butter over medium heat in a saucepan
  9. and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent
  10. about 10 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms
  11. and cook and stir until they give up their juice
  12. about 5 more minutes. Add the rice mix and sage
  13. and cook and stir the rice and vegetables until the vegetables begin to brown
  14. about 5 minutes. Pour in the vegetable stock
  15. stir to combine
  16. cover
  17. and reduce heat. Simmer the rice mixture until tender
  18. 30 to 40 minutes.
  19. Lightly mix the cooked rice mixture with the stuffing in a bowl
  20. and pile the mixture into the centers of the squash without packing it. Return the stuffed squash to the oven and bake until the squash are tender and the stuffing is hot
  21. about 15 more minutes.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 8

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