Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
50 minutes
Ingredients
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1 acorn squash
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1/2 pound ground turkey
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1 small onion
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4 oz mushrooms
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Parmesan cheese block
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1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
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1 tsp minced garlic
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1/4 tsp rubbed sage
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1/4 tsp fennel
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1/8 tsp black pepper
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1/2 tsp paprika
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red pepper flakes (optional)
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3/4 tsp salt
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olive oil
Instructions
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Split the acorn squash by trimming the “point” and stem off just enough to create a flat side. Then half the acorn squash to create two circle halves.
- Place halves on baking sheet pan, drizzle with a little olive oil, sprinkle with salt. Bake in oven for 30 minutes.
- While squash cooks, prepare meat mixture. Heat 1 tbs olive oil over medium to high heat in large skillet.
- Add ground turkey meat to pan. Season pan with all the seasonings and 1/2 tsp of salt. Break up meat and stir.
- While meat cooks, chop onions, add to meat pan. Then chop mushrooms and add to meat pan.
- Season veggies with another dash of salt.
- Cook all together until veggies are soft and meat is done.
- Once squash is finished in oven, divide the meat mixture between the 2 squash halves. Sprinkle each with parmesan cheese.
- Return back into oven. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Optional topping: Drizzle with a little traditional balsamic vinegar or Espresso Balsamic.
