Sausage-Stuffed Butternut Squash

Butternut squash halves are stuffed with a sausage, cheese, and bread crumb mixture and baked for an easy dish that's sure to fill you up.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 295 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ cup soft bread crumbs
• 8 ounces bulk pork sausage
• 1 (2 pound) butternut squash, halved and seeded

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place squash halves in a shallow pan and cover with water.

Step 3

Roast in the preheated oven until tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool partially, about 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; do not drain fat. Add onion and garlic to sausage and cook and stir over medium-high heat until onion has softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Remove flesh from squash, leaving 1/3-inch flesh in the shell to keep it sturdy. Mix squash flesh, sausage mixture, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, and cayenne together in a bowl. Stuff squash shells with mixture.