Roasted Acorn Squash With Spinach And Gruyere
This is another good way to fix acorn squash, plus get another vegetable(spinach) to help get your 3 to 5 vegetables. This is an easy to make recipe. The recipe comes from sunset.com.
Steps
Rinse the squash and cut each in half lenghthwise: scoop out and discard seeds.
Place squash halves , cut side down , in a 10-by-15 inch pan.
Bake in a 400 degree regular or convection oven until squash is just tender when pierced , 25 to 30 minutes.
Meanwhile , squeeze moisture from spinach.
In a bowl , mix spinach , 3 / 4 cup cheese and walnuts.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
With tongs or a spatula , turn squash halves over and spoon spinach mixture equally into cavities of squash.
Sprinkle with remaining 1 / 4 cup cheese.
Return squash to oven and bake until cheese melts and filling is hot in the center , 15 to 20 minutes , serve.
Ingredients
acorn squash, frozen chopped spinach, gruyere cheese, walnuts, salt & fresh ground pepper