Stuffed Acorn Squash

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• nonstick spray coating
• 2 small acorn squash (about 2 pounds total)
• 12 ounces ground lean lamb or 12 ounces lean ground turkey
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 slices whole wheat bread, cubed

Recipe

• 1 spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick coating.
• 2 wash and halve squash; discard seeds.
• 3 place squash, cut sides down, in prepared baking pan.
• 4 bake, uncovered, in a 350 dregree oven for 45 minutes or until tender.
• 5 meanwhile, for stuffing, in a large skillet cook ground lamb or turkey, celery, and onion until meat is brown and vegetables are tender.
• 6 drain off fat.
• 7 stir in salt, curry powder, and cinnamon; cook 1 minute more.
• 8 stir in applesauce and bread cubes.
• 9 turn squash cut sides up in pan.
• 10 spoon stuffing into squash halves.
• 11 bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes more.