Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash

Submitted by Outta Here

"From a Cranberry Cookbook put out by the Westport-Grayland Washington Chamber of Commerce. (The Cranberry Coast) NOTE: Everyone said this made too much filling for 1 squash, so I changed the recipe to 2 squashes, to serve 4. Easy to halve for 2 servings. Microwave instructions included at end of regular instructions."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 medium acorn squash
• 3 cups fresh cranberries (or frozen)
• 3⁄4 cup apple juice, divided
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Cut squash in half; remove seeds and fibers. Place cut side down on baking sheet and bake about 1 hour.
4. Combine cranberries, 1/2 cup apple juice, sugar, cloves and nutmeg. Cook over low heat until cranberry skins pop.
5. Combine remaining apple juice with cornstarch, mixing well. Gradually stir into cranberry mixture. Heat just until thickened.
6. Spoon cranberry mixture into squash halves and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Return to oven and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.
7. To microwave: Cover squash halves with plastic wrap. Microwave on 100% power 12-18 minutes, until soft to touch.
8. Cook cranberry mixture on 100% power 8-12 minutes, stirring once or twice.
9. Fill squash halves and heat in oven as above, or microwave until heated through.

Reviews

[CindiJ]

This was AWESOME!! I steamed the squash in the microwave for 10 minutes while the cranberries cooked. Mine thickened without using any corn starch. For a little extra flair I drizzled a little dab of honey over the top just before serving. Sooo very, very good! Served with roasted split chicken breasts. Supper on the table in under an hour!! PERFECT week night fare and fancy enough for company! Thanks for posting!!

 

[rush_0]

This was absolutely FANTASTIC! My first time trying Acorn Squash. My hubby and myself LOVED..LOVED..LOVED it! We had leftovers the next day and it was even better after all the flavors mingled.. OMGsh! I can't say enough about this dish! The only changes I made was to use splenda instead of the sugar, pecans for the walnuts and then at the end baking step, a sprinkle of Splenda Brown Sugar Blend over the top.

 

[susanratz]

For some reason I can't post stars, but I give this 5!! It is a delicious dish with sooo much flavor~~yum! Made mine on the stove/oven and it turned out great. My hubby is not a big squash fan, but he likes it this way! Thanks so much for sharing! :O)

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Outstanding! I love that its a super flavorful low-fat filling for squash - I halved the recipe and used one buttercup squash. The cloves and nutmeg give the filling just the right amount of spice and the cornstarch thickens it just a little bit. I made mine in a 1200 watt microwave and cooked for 10 minutes, then added the filling (which I did on the stove, while the squash was baking) and heated for one more minute - perfect!

 

[Elisa72]

Outstanding!! I used half sugar and half splenda and left out the nuts since my daughter doesn't like them. The family has never finished off squash like they did with this recipe - usually they just take a taste and I'm the only one really enjoying it! Thanks for a great recipe!