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Roasted acorn squash with pork sausage and apple and chestnut stuffing

Pork Sausage, Chestnut & Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash

Chestnuts, apples and pork sausage make up the delicious and flavorful stuffing for roasted acorn squash. An easy yet comforting dish to take you from Fall into Winter.
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Author:Andrea

Ingredients

  • 4 acorn squash
  • 1 lb pork sausage
  • 1 small apple diced
  • 1 cup cremini mushrooms chopped
  • ½ cup chestnuts roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • Slice open your acorn squash, and scoop out the seeds. Brush with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Roast for 20-30 minutes until fork tender
  • Meanwhile, saute up your filling. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saute pan. Saute the mushrooms on medium heat, for 3-5 minutes. Add in the pork sausage and cook for 5-7 minutes, making sure to cut up the sausage into small pieces with a wooden spoon.
  • Add in the diced apples and cook till soft but still crisp, about 3 minutes, then stir in the chestnuts. Cook till sausage is fully cooked and no longer pink and the chestnuts are heated through, about 3-5 minutes. Season with salt & pepper.
  • Scoop the filling into each acorn squash and enjoy!
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