Nutty Brown Sugar Squash

This was the recipe of the week featured in an email this morning from Gooseberry Patch. Refer to the www.gooseberrypatch.com website for information about all of their cookbooks. They just have the cutest things!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 2-4
• Yields: 1 acorn squash

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1  acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar, packed and divided
• 2  teaspoons butter, divided
•  salt, to taste
•  pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped, divided

Directions

1. Pour water into a 13"x9" baking dish; add squash cut-side down and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until tender.
2. Remove from pan; fill each half with one tablespoon brown sugar, one teaspoon butter, salt and pepper to taste and 1/4 cup pecans.
3. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.