Beef Stuffed Acorn Squash

Submitted by Cindy Hartlin

• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 2 medium acorn squash
• 3⁄4 lb lean beef, ground
• 1⁄4 cup onion, Chopped
• 1⁄4 cup celery, Chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sage, Ground
• 1 cup milk
• 3⁄4 cup rice, Cooked
• 1⁄4 cup colby or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, Shredded

directions

1. Cut each squash in half; discard seeds.
2. Place cut side down in a 3 quart rectangular baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated 350 F oven 50-55 minutes or until tender.
4. Saute beef, onion and celery in a large frypan until meat is browned; drain off any fat. Blend in flour, salt and sage. Stir in milk.
5. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil and thickens.
6. Stir in cooked rice. Turn squash cut side up in pan; fill squash cavities with equal amounts of meat mixture. Return to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes.
7. Top with cheese; bake 3 minutes longer.

Reviews

[gr2ar]

This is delicious! I, however, omitted the cheese. Thanks Cindy!