Components
For the Roasted Butternut Squash:
- 1 small butternut squash
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp sea salt
For the Pork Filling:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1 ¼ tsp sea salt, divided
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 lb floor pork
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ⅛ tsp pinch dry thyme
- 2 cups child spinach
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pecans chopped
- 2 tbsp crumbled goat or feta cheese (non-compulsory)
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro, for garnish (non-compulsory)
Directions
For the Roasted Butternut Squash:
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Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
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Place the butternut squash within the microwave for two minutes (it will soften it up so it’s simpler to chop.
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Slice the squash in half lengthwise.
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Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and strands tangled with the seeds.
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Place the butternut squash reduce sides up on a baking sheet. Drizzle the reduce sides of the butternut squash halves with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and rub the oil into the squash. Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon sea salt.
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Flip the squash halves over, and place it reduce sides down on a baking sheet.
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Roast within the preheated oven at 400 F for 30 or 40 minutes till fork-tender.
For the Pork Filling:
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Warmth the olive oil in a big skillet over medium warmth.
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Add 2 teaspoons olive oil and the diced onion, and cook dinner it on medium warmth for about 2 minutes till translucent.
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Add the garlic, stir after which the bottom pork, breaking it up a bit. Then add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and thyme and proceed to combine and break up for about 5 minutes or extra on medium warmth till the sausage is totally cooked by means of.
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Add recent spinach and cook dinner for an additional 5 minutes on medium warmth till the spinach wilts.
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Style and modify seasoning, if obligatory.
For Assembling:
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By this time, you’ve roasted the butternut squash for 30 or 40 minutes.
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Take away from the oven and switch the cooked squash halves reduce sides up.
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Enable them to chill barely after which utilizing a spoon, scoop out the flesh leaving a few ½ inch border alongside the perimeters.
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Reheat the sausage combination in the identical skillet during which you made it to heat it up.
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Divide the sausage filling among the many 2 halves and stuff the squash till the combination is leveled or just a little bit larger. (You might have some leftover meat, and it can save you that for an additional time. Generally I make pasta and blend it in or I serve the additional filling over rice.)
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High with dried cranberries, pecans and cheese.
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Non-compulsory: garnish with chopped cilantro.
Diet
Serving: 1gEnergy: 543kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 24gFats: 36gSaturated Fats: 11gPolyunsaturated Fats: 4gMonounsaturated Fats: 18gLdl cholesterol: 85mgSodium: 984mgPotassium: 1172mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 21431IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 157mgIron: 3mg
