Bacon & Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Perfectly cooked twice baked acorn squash is stuffed with crisp, pan-fried bacon, sausage, apple, and other delicious ingredients. This stuffed, baked acorn squash makes a delicious holiday side dish or meal.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: acorn squash, stuffed acorn squash, stuffed squash
Servings: 4 squash
Calories: 898cal
Cost: $8
baking sheet
Ice Cream Scoop
large knife
Cutting board
- 2 Acorn Squash
- 8 ounces Thick cut bacon
- 1 large Granny Smith apple peeled, cored, cubed
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 lb. Sweet Italian Sausage ground
- ¾ cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 2 tbsps. light brown sugar
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
Wash and dry your squash. Using a sharp, large knife, and a sturdy cutting board that doesn’t move carefully slice your squash in half. You can cut it widthwise or lengthwise. Scoop out any seeds and excess flesh with an ice cream scoop. Discard seeds into the compost bin. Coat flesh sides of squash with olive oil. Place squash flesh side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 400° Fahrenheit. Squash will be fork tender with a caramelized flesh and soft outer skin.
Heat a large skillet and add bacon pieces to it. Cook until bacon is crisp and a deep reddish color. Remove pan from heat and remove bacon pieces using a slotted spoon. I put mine in a paper towel lined dish.
Add ground sausage, chopped celery, apple, and onion to the pan and cook until sausage is browned and veggies are tender. Place the spinach in the pan and cook for about 45 seconds or until spinach is wilted. Add back the cooked bacon pieces, and bread crumbs. Stir to combine the filling. Scoop about 3/4 of stuffing to each baked acorn squash. Return squash to the oven and bake for an additional ten minutes.
Place stuffed squash halves back in the oven on the same parchment-lined pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350°.
Nutritional values may vary and are meant to be a guide.
These store in the fridge for up to 3 days and can be reheated in the microwave.
Serving: 1half | Calories: 898cal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 1319mg | Potassium: 1373mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1636IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 4mg