Stuffed Acorn Squash

This recipe was born out of the necessity to eat that squash that had been sitting in the refrigerator for about a week. I usually just bake it with some butter and spices. But I thought I could make a meal out of it, if I added more stuff to it. The "stuff" ended up being some veggies, a slice of bread, bacon and some chopped up dates. The addition of dates was a last minute idea, sparked by the thought of Avec's bacon wrapped dates (filled with chorizo, yumm!)

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Split the squash. Clean out the seeds and place on a baking sheet. Put a dab of butter in each half and sprinkle with salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pop in the over (375 degrees). This will take about 30mins to cook though. Keep checking on it, from time to time.

Meanwhile, start making the stuffing. Chop up a few slices of bacon and brown. Remove on a paper towel. Discard all but a tbs of the bacon drippings (ooohhh!) Finely chop up some onions, garlic, mushrooms, zucchini and sautee in the drippings. Once browned, add the bacon some chopped dates and spices (same as what we put on the squash). take a slice of bread and dice into tiny squares. Add to stuffing mix.

Check the squash by poking a fork through it. If it goes through without much resistance, they are ready. Pile up your stuffing in each half and let it bake for another 5 mins. Turn off the over and enjoy your stuffed squash!
PS: Everything will be super hot - so be careful.