Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
This Sausage and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash screams fall! It's the best way to stay healthy while still getting in a cozy and delicious comfort meal. Stuffed with sausage, sweet apples, feta cheese, and walnuts, it's the ultimate stuffed acorn squash!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 acorn squash (halved through stem to base and seeds removed)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil (plus more for acorn squash)
- 2 links chicken sausage (diced)
- ¼ onion (chopped; about ½ cup)
- 1-2 stalks celery (diced; about ½ cup)
- 1 small apple (diced; about 1 cup)
- 2-3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F with baking sheet inside.
- 2
Spray or brush the cut flesh of the squash with oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Place cut side down on baking sheet and roast for 25-35 minutes or until an inserted fork meets little resistance.
- 3
While the squash is roasting, heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook 2-3 minutes until seared.
- 4
Then add onion, celery, apple, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper. Sweat for 2-3 minutes until onion starts to get translucent. Stir in garlic and thyme for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 5
Remove the skillet from heat. Stir in feta and walnuts and season to taste.
- 6
Flip the acorn squash so it's cut-side up. Option to transfer them to a casserole or baking dish if they won't stay up on their own. Spoon sausage mixture into the cavity of each acorn squash.
- 7
Return to oven and roast for an additional 15-20 minutes until soft. Let cool slightly before serving.