Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage
Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage

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Cut a thin slice off round side of each squash half to create a stable base. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; coat with cooking spray. In a bowl, combine walnuts, Parmesan and panko; sprinkle evenly over squash bowls and coat with cooking spray.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook acorn squash with kale and turkey sausage using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage:
  1. Get 3 acorn squash
  2. Take 1/2 tsp salt
  3. Take 1/4 tsp black pepper
  4. Get Olive oil cooking spray
  5. Prepare 3 tsp olive oil
  6. Make ready 1 lb spicy Italian turkey sausage
  7. Get 1 large leek
  8. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
  9. Make ready 4 cups baby kale
  10. Prepare 1/3 cup chicken broth
  11. Take 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  12. Prepare 3 tsp parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  13. Prepare 3 tbs panko breadcrumbs
  14. Prepare Red pepper flakes, optional

Roast the acorn squash according to above directions. Left out the caraway, thyme, salt, pepper, and vinegar. Made the filling and baked the squash halves before church, combined and cooked after church; this worked out nicely. I've included a video with step by step tips for how to cut and roast acorn squash.

Steps to make Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the squash in half. Cut a thin slice off the round side of each squash half to create a stable base. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; coat with cooking spray. Place squash flesh side down on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; bake until golden and tender, 40 minutes. Remove from oven; flip squash and set aside.
  2. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat 1 teaspoon oil. Add sausage; cook, breaking into coarse pieces, until brown, 6 minutes; transfer to a bowl. To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and leek; cook until leek is soft, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 30 seconds. Add kale and toss; add broth. Cover and cook until kale is tender, 5 minutes; stir in sausage. Divide kale-sausage filling among squash.
  3. In a bowl, combine walnuts, Parmesan, panko and optional red pepper flakes; sprinkle evenly over squash bowls and coat with cooking spray. Broil until panko is golden, 2 minutes.

In this dish, we use Italian sausage. Adding acorn squash to chicken or pork is also a great choice because the meat is slightly sweet but still tender and juicy. Grilled meat also tastes great with acorn squash. In this stuffed acorn squash, I added other sweet ingredients like the apple slices and the cranberries. This orange beauty is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, and antioxidants.

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