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| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) package broccoli and cheese flavored rice mix
- 1 pound turkey breakfast sausage
- 1 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded
- ½ cup chopped apple
- 2 teaspoons crushed coriander seed
- ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Prepare rice mix according to package directions; cover, and set aside.
- Place squash halves cut side down onto a plate. Cook the squash in a microwave oven for 5 minutes on High, until tender but firm.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until evenly browned; drain, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the prepared rice, sausage, apple, and coriander. Stuff each squash half with the mixture.
- Cover stuffed squash halves with plastic wrap, and heat in the microwave until squash is cooked through and soft, about 5 minutes. Remove plastic, and top stuffed squash with cheese. Continue to cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 532 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 34 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 1408 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe takes much longer to prepare than the recipe suggests, and the result is pretty bland. Edible, but unimpressive. First off, it takes 25 minutes to cook the rice, and acorn squash microwaved for 10-11 minutes is still hard. We just didn’t care for it at all. Won’t make it again.
Very good. Filled two squash (four halves) full with leftover filling, too. Used long gain and wild rice mix, hot Italian sausage and added dried cranberries and sautéed onion. Would have liked a cheese sauce instead of the cheese. Endless delicious possibilities!
This turned out phenomenal….thank you for the recipe
Was great
Very good. The stuffing mix made way more than enough to adequately fill 4 squash halves. Was good and very filling! Made to the recipe, but just sprinkled the coriander Bc I didn’t know if the family would like it or not. Was still really good!
Followed the directions and my entire family loved it! Even those picky eaters!
Love this. I changed a lot. No microwave, I baked the squash for 40 minutes and then 30 minutes after stuffed. I used ground turkey, cooked quinoa, corn, tomatos, onions, and apples. Seasoned with thyme and garlic, topped with cheddar. Everyone loves it. Really a fun basic recipe to play with.
I made this despite not having meat around (yes, not even deli/sandwhich meat). I put sauteed onion and mushroom in alongside a few hearty dashes of cumin. I didn’t miss the sausage. This is excellent for a college student who doesn’t have access to a (CLEAN) oven. It’s healthy, tastes good, cheap and reasonably quick. Where’s the down? I see none.
This recipe really got my mind turning! I used it as a base idea, but made some adjustments. I baked the acorn squash with butter, paprika, cayenne, salt, & brown sugar. Instead of broc/cheese rice, I used a wild long grain. I skipped the apple all together & instead mixed in mushrooms (cooked with sausage) & tomatoes. Then I topped with shredded Parmesan & baked until melted. It was awesome!
Excellent. The coriander and apple added a unique floral flavor. Had extra filling so made a stuffed pepper. Topped with a slice of Provolone.
I am so bummed that I didn’t like this one. I read all the reviews and I was really excited for this recipe, but neither my son nor I liked it. The stuffing was pretty good and I might try to use it to stuff something else and try again, but this meal just didn’t work out for our family.
This recipe was quite easy and incredibly scrumptious 😉 I’ always looking for & trying out new squash recipes…this one is a keeper. It does taste savory & rich, but I would definitely make it again!!!
I made this last night for dinner and it was fantastic!! I used Jennie-O sweet italian turkey sausage and removed the casings. I too baked these in the oven. My husband and I absolutely loved this recipe and will be making again very soon.
Delicious meal. I used sage pork sausage instead of turkey for more flavor. Also I used 2 squash there is pleanty filling for two.
I’m reviewing this recipe before the squash is even finished baking because the filling is SOO good! I used italian turkey sausage and added on onion as well.. my teens are standing at the stove eating it out of the pan! I can only imagine how yummy with the addition of squash and cheese.
Made with sage sausage and cheesey rice. What I had on hand. No coriander seed. Loved it.
We really enjoyed this dish. Just a personal preference, but I didn’t use the packaged rice dish…didn’t plan to because of the additional artificial ingredients (plus didn’t sound good to me). I used Lundberg’s wild/brown rice, Italian turkey sausage, and fresh broccoli. Also used two squash for four servings as I really think that’s a mistake in the publishing of the recipe. I cooked the squash in the microwave; cooked the rice; sauteed the sausage, added the broccoli and sauteed some more; added the apple and sauteed a minute more. I mixed a bit of the cheese into the stuffing mixture as I wasn’t sure how to compensate for the sauce that would have been part of the broccoli rice mix. So, this is, to me, quite a production: cooking the squash, rice, and sausage separately and then stuffing and baking. But worth it. Next time I would not cook the squash in the microwave as my squash was unevenly cooked: still hard in a couple of places but too mushy in others.
This recipe was too rich for my taste. The flavor and texture of the sausage seemed to overwhelm the other ingredients. I’m going to try it with about 1/2 the sausage called for, twice the chopped apples, and fresh broccoli for a lighter meal.
Awesome! I roasted the squash in the oven and finished everything off in the oven as well. I can’t wait to make this again!
Yum! We loved this dish! It has a great combination of flavors. I used deer meat because I didn’t have turkey sausage. Other than that I didn’t change a thing. This should be at the top of your list of what to make with acorn squash!
SO GOOD! What a great savory alternative to the standard brown sugar and butter recipe. I didn’t have broccoli and cheese rice, so I used a packet of seasoned wild rice and instead of apples I used dried cranberries. Hot italian sausage was what I had in the freezer, so it went in the place of the breakfast sausage. It came out great and I’ve already repeated the dish….as others have said, the corriander is what makes this!!