Sausage & Apple Stuffed Squash. Great seasonal dish!

Great seasonal recipe that's pretty easy to make and is seasonal. http://ift.tt/1Lbgr3Q

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247 calories per dollar, which is on the economic side ($8 for 2000 calories) considering the high nutrient and vitamin density. See the link above for more details on nutrition.

NUTRIENT SUMMARY

655 Cal/serving, 48g carbs, 26g protein, 42g fat. If these macros do not fit your profile, you can tailer the recipe to you at EfficientChow

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients are just a guideline, so if you want to substitute pork with turkey sausage, go for it. Also feel free to add whatever vegetables you have on hand. If you want to see how that impacts the recipes overall nutrition, add the ingredients on the site (link above) and the nutrition will update itself.

• Lard, cooking fat 1 tsp
  
• Salt and pepper, to taste 1 to taste
  
• Sausage, pork 1 pound
• Apples, fresh 2 cup, quartered or chopped
• Yellow onion 1 cup chopped
  
• Celery 1 cup, diced
  
• Mushrooms, white, fresh 4 oz
  
• Eggs, whole and fresh 1 large
• Acorn squash 2 squash (~1lb)
• Garlic 2 clove
• Sage, dried 0.5 tsp
• Cinnamon, ground 0.5 tsp
• Olive oil 2 tablespoon

SIMPLIFIED INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 400 F

2 Cut squash in half and coat inside with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper

3 Roast for 30 min, until soft

4 In the meantime, cook sausage with lard until browned. Remove and set aside

5 In same pan, add garlic, celery, onions, and mushrooms and cook for 4 mins, until softened

6 Add chopped, cubed apples to pan. Season with cinnamon and sage. Cook for 2 mins

7 Turn off heat and add sausage back in. Break an egg into the mixture

8 Place mixture into roasted squash halves and place back into oven for another 15 mins

I think this recipe is a good pairing with this, to make a complete meal: http://ift.tt/1OCD3wr

bon appetit