Thursday, September 23, 2010

Recipe for Healthy Stuffed Acorn Squash

Stuffed Acorn Squash

1 Large Acorn Squash-Trader Joe's or 2 small
1 C cooked Brown Rice- Medium or short grain
1 lb Ground Turkey
1 C Frozen chopped spinach
1/2-3/4 Trader Joe's Peach Salsa
1/2 C Trader Joe's Ricotta Cheese
2-3 Tbsp Raisins
Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Wash and cut Acorn squash in half and scoop out seeds. Discard or wash and roast the seeds for snacking.
In a skillet, brown and drain ground turkey seasoned with 21 Seasoning Salute. Add frozen spinach and cook a few minutes until heated. Add chili powder and cinnamon. Add Peach Salsa, Raisins and Ricotta Cheese and mix. Stuff Acorn squash halves with filling and place in baking dish with a small amount of water. Bake at 350 until squash is able to be pierced with fork easily.
Faster method- Microwave empty squash halves in glass baking dish until fork tender. Stuff with filling and broil in conventional oven set on broil until the top is slightly brown.

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