Roasted Squash Stuffed with Corn Bread Dressing |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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You can make the Maple Corn Bread and toast it ahead. Roast the squash and refrigerate it up to 2 days. All you'll have to do on Thanksgiving day is assemble the dish and bake it. Ingredients:
7 1/2 cups (1/2-inch) cubed maple corn bread |
cooking spray |
5 acorn squash (about 1 pound each) |
4 cups boiling water, divided |
1 cup dried cranberries |
1/4 cup dried currants |
2 teaspoons olive oil |
1 cup finely chopped onion |
1 cup finely chopped celery |
1 cup finely chopped carrot |
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
1 cup vegetable broth |
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted |
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley |
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt |
1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Arrange corn bread cubes in a single layer on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until corn bread is toasted, stirring twice. Set aside.
3. Decrease oven temperature to 350°.
4. Cut each squash in half lengthwise, and discard the seeds and membranes. Place the squash, cut sides down, in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Coat the squash with cooking spray. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over squash. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove the squash from pan.
5. Place cranberries, currants, and 2 cups boiling water in a bowl. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Drain.
6. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute 5 minutes. Add celery, carrot, sage, and garlic; saute 3 minutes.
7. Combine toasted corn bread cubes, cranberry mixture, onion mixture, broth, and remaining ingredients in a bowl, tossing to coat.
8. Spoon about 1 1/2 cups dressing mixture into each squash half. Place the squash halves in pan, cut sides up.
9. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the tip of a knife pierces squash easily.
10. Totals include Maple Corn Bread.
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