Roasted Acorn Squash and Chestnuts Recipe

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Roasted Acorn Squash and Chestnuts
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Ingredients:

  • 4 small acorn squash
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 2 cups vacuum-packed whole chestnuts* (not canned; about 3/4 lb)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. Halve squash lengthwise and discard seeds and strings. Cut each half lengthwise into 3 wedges and arrange wedges, skin sides down, in a shallow baking pan. In a small saucepan melt butter with brown sugar over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Stir in nutmeg and cloves and remove pan from heat. Spoon butter mixture over squash and cover baking pan with foil.
  3. Bake squash in middle of oven 30 minutes. Remove pan from oven and scatter chestnuts over squash. Re-cover pan with foil and roast squash and chestnuts 30 minutes, or until squash is tender. Squash and chestnuts may be made up to this point 6 hours ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
  4. Remove foil from pan and bake squash and chestnuts 20 minutes more. With a slotted spoon transfer squash and chestnuts to a serving dish. Stir sauce, scraping up brown-sugar drippings, and spoon over squash and chestnuts.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 240.9 Kcal (1009 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.54g 18%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 11.9mg 0%
Potassium 769.96mg 16%
Total Carbs 35.09g 12%
Sugars 13.38g 54%
Dietary Fiber 4.34g 17%
Protein 2.31g 5%
Vitamin C 23.7mg 40%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 86.2mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 98.9 Kcal (414 kJ)
Calories from fat 42.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.74g 18%
Cholesterol 12.52mg 10%
Sodium 4.88mg 0%
Potassium 316.11mg 16%
Total Carbs 14.41g 12%
Sugars 5.49g 54%
Dietary Fiber 1.78g 17%
Protein 0.95g 5%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 40%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.9mg 13%
Calcium 35.4mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol

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