Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash

Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash

A baked acorn squash is stuffed with a sweet and savory mixture of quinoa, dried fruit, ginger, and garlic in this tasty vegetarian dish.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Calories
741 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place acorn squash cut-side down in a baking pan.
Step 2
Bake acorn squash in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork, 30 to 40 minutes. Flip to face up and cool until easily handled.
Step 3
Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Stir in prunes, raisins, apricots, garlic, and ginger. Cook until prunes, raisins, and apricots plump up and quinoa is tender, about 5 minutes.
Step 4
Drizzle olive oil over quinoa mixture and add salt; mix well.
Step 5
Scoop flesh of the acorn squash from the shells; cut into cubes and toss gently with quinoa mixture. Stuff empty shells with mixture. Sprinkle pecans on top.
Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • salt to taste
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup chopped raisins
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1 large acorn squash, halved and seeded
  • ¼ cup chopped prunes

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