Stuffed Acorn Squash With Beef And Onion

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 small acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 2 tablespoons boiling water
• 1/8 cup chopped onion
• 1/8 cup ground beef
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sage seasoned stuffing mix

Recipe

• 1 invert squash in a greased 15x10x1 baking pan.
• 2 fill pan with hot water to a depth of 1/4 inch.
• 3 bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, or until tender.
• 4 cool, and when cool enough, to handle scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4 inch shell. ( there should be about 3 cups).
• 5 place shells cut side up in a greased 15x10x1 baking pan, and set aside.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine the pulp, egg, salt, and pepper.
• 7 dissolve bouillon in the 2 tablespoons water, and add to squash mixture.
• 8 in a small saucepan, saute onion and beef in butter until tender, then stir in the stuffing mix.
• 9 set aside 1/4 cup of this for topping, and add remaining stuffing mixture to the squash mixture.
• 10 bake at uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until heated through.