Hot Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
By: Food is my Love...
Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 9:26am

Ingredients




2 acorn squash
1 pound hot pork sausage (I use Jimmy Dean)
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups herbed stuffing mix
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350.  Slice squash in half and remove seeds; place cut side down on a parchment covered baking sheet (makes clean up easier).  Bake for 60 - 90 minutes,  until tender. 2 While the squash is baking, brown sausage; drain on paper towel. 3 Using a potholder or tea towel to hold the squash, scoop out most of the squash from the shell; mix in a large bowl with the remaining ingredients using only half of the cheese.  Fill the squash shells with squash sausage mixture.  Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.  Return to baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes. 4 Serving half a squash makes a substantial main dish, or serve smaller quantities for a side.

About


I created this recipe more than 25 years ago.  It's a combination of a dish my husband described (said dish prepared for him by an old flame,  ;-) so the pressure was on) and a recipe for Stuffed Zucchini from the South Fork Ranch Cookbook that I found in the public library.  This was during the heyday of the nighttime soap Dallas and long before the internet, the Food Network, and food blogs; it seems almost primitive!

Comments:
Food is my Love...

I have first hand experience eating this prepared squash for diner. Absolutely Fabulous!