- prep: 15 min
- cook: 1 hr
- total: 1 hr 15 min
Summary
Quinoa and Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash - Sweet acorn squash stuffed with spicy Italian sausage, quinoa, sweet dried cranberries and walnuts. A perfect fall dinner that can be even be made ahead of time!
Ingredients
- 2 acorn squash , halved
- 1 Tbls olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 12 oz Italian sausage
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1/3 cup toasted walnuts
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 620 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 33 g 51.27%
- Saturated Fat: 11 g 55.59%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 58 mg 19.44%
- Sodium: 1299 mg 54.14%
- Calcium: 261 mg 26.05%
- Potassium: 1027 mg 29.33%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 21.86%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 59 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 9 g 36.45%
- Sugar: 11 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 5 g
- Vitamin A 20.41%
- Vitamin C 51.04%
- Vitamin D 0.26%
- * 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 - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total2 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq