Roasted Winter Squash with Cornbread Stuffing

Roasted Winter Squash with Cornbread Stuffing

So many delicious things packed into a squash—nuts, fruit and traditional dressing ingredients.

70 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 50 min
Serves: 2 Save

Ingredients (14)

  • 1¼ lb Acorn Squash
  • or 1¼ lb Butternut Squash
  • or 1¼ lb Pumpkin
  • 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Dried Cranberries
  • or ¼ cup Dried Cherries
  • ¼ cup Golden Raisins
  • ⅓ cup Chopped Onion
  • ¼ cup Chopped Celery
  • 1 T Chopped Sage
  • 1 T Minced Garlic
  • ½ cup Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
  • or ½ cup Low Sodium Chicken Broth
  • 3 T Chopped Pecans
  • 1½ cup Crumbled Cornbread
  • 1 T Chopped Parsley
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Cut squash into halves lengthwise and discard seeds. Brush cut sides with 1 tablespoon olive oil and place cut sides down on a baking sheet. Roast  25 minutes or until tender.
  2. Soak dried fruit in hot water 10 minutes. Drain and discard liquid; set aside.
  3. Heat remaining olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, sage and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Combine drained fruit, onion mixture, broth, pecans, cornbread, parsley, salt and pepper.
  4. Place cornbread mixture into each squash half. Return squash to the oven and bake about 20 minutes, until stuffing is thoroughly heated and golden brown on top.