Wow this dish is exceptional. Tastes like stuffing without the bread!
Nut-stuffed Delicata Squash
Photo: Leigh Beisch; Styling: Dan Becker
This vegetarian recipe for delicata squash satisfied even the most carnivorous Sunset staff members. Some kind of alchemy takes place with the onions, sage, and nuts to create a distinctly sausagelike flavor.
Yield: Serves 4
Total:
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Recipe Time
Total:
1 Hour
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 526
- Calories from fat: 65%
- Protein: 21g
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated fat: 11g
- Carbohydrate: 32g
- Fiber: 7.6g
- Sodium: 812mg
- Cholesterol: 140mg
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds
- 1/3 cup chopped pine nuts
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- About 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- 2 delicata squash (about 2 lbs. total), halved lengthwise and seeded
Preparation
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in sage and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Set aside.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine yogurt, eggs, and 1/2 cup parmesan. Stir in nut mixture. Divide stuffing among squash halves, sprinkle with more parmesan, and bake until tender when pierced with a fork and tops are browning, about 45 minutes.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per squash half.
Nut-stuffed Delicata Squash Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Nuts, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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