Better than grilled cheese! Pineapple and ham give it a tropical feel.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 squash halves |
Ingredients
- 1 delicata squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 Italian turkey sausages (such as Jennie-O®), casings removed
- ¼ cup finely chopped celery
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon dried sage
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ cup cooked wild rice (Optional)
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Brush cut sides of squash with 2 teaspoons oil. Place cut-sides down on the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey sausage. Saute, breaking up into small crumbles, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add celery, onion, garlic, sage, rosemary and thyme. Continue cooking until vegetables are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in rice, cherries, and parsley until mixture is warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Turn squash halves over so they are cut-side up. Fill with the sausage mixture and top with Parmesan cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Substitute brown rice for the wild rice if desired. I usually keep single-serve precooked rice cups in the pantry to use for recipes like these that only require a small amount of rice.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 348 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 69 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 799 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super good. Nutritious. I’ll make it again
I followed the directions exactly. I found it to be really bland and dry. Next time, after brushing the squash inside and out with oil, I would salt and pepper it. I would also add salt and fresh ground pepper to the meat mixture. Would use dried cranberries instead of the cherries.
Delish…I made with butternut squash (that I had on hand), some shredded cabbage and a little chunky tomatoes sauce, turkey sausage and turkey kielbasa and no cheese for hubby and sun dried/tomato cheese for me. It was really good and fast!