Sweet Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash With Turkey and Swiss Cheese
By: Kristi Rimkus
Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 6:56am

Ingredients




large acorn squash, ends cut off, quartered and seeded

2 cups spinach, finely chopped
1 large apple , chopped
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon thyme
one grind nutmeg

8 tablespoons swiss cheese low fat, shredded
1 pound ground turkey

Preparation

1 Place squash in casserole dish in one inch water, cut side down. Cover and microwave 20 minutes until tender. 2 Heat skillet over medium heat and saute onion, garlic and apple for 5 minutes. 3 Add ground turkey, spinach and thyme. Saute another 15 minutes until turkey is cooked through. Add nutmeg. 4 Top squash with 1/4 turkey mixture and top with cheese. Microwave one minute to melt cheese.

About


This dish hides 2 cups finely chopped spinach in the ground turkey and sweet apple mixture. Stuff that into a tender and creamy acorn squash and you have a delicious, nutritious meal.

Comments:
Ledasha Jones

I enjoyed this recipe, made me a batch to eat on the airplane but then Thedala Magee (who is a rapist that works for the TSA) stole it from me in the security line.