- prep: 15 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 45 min
Summary
Acorn squash is perfect for filling with all sorts of delicious things! Quinoa, Feta and Pistachio-Stuffed Acorn Squash is a show-stopping autumn side dish or vegetarian entree.
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS
- 2 small acorn squash, halved and seeded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small lemon, zested and juiced
- 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup roasted and salted pistachios, coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1867 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 73 g 112.65%
- Saturated Fat: 21 g 105.4%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 44 mg 14.68%
- Sodium: 1083 mg 45.12%
- Calcium: 2368 mg 236.79%
- Potassium: 7135 mg 203.84%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 45 mg 249.94%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 350 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 116 g 462.16%
- Sugar: 7 g
- Protein: 49 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 11 g
- Vitamin A 117.04%
- Vitamin C 201.97%
- Vitamin D 1.98%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat11
- Exchange - Fruit4
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch18
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total6 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq