Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto Stuffed Acorn Squash
with ground turkey and sweet onions
Ingredients
- 1 large acorn squash
- 1 lean ground turkey
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 parsnip, chopped
- 1 large Roma tomato, chopped
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- ½ cup Pestos with Panache Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto
- 3 slices whole grain bread, cubed
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Halve squash; discard seeds.
Place squash, cut sides down, in prepared baking pan; bake for 45-60 minutes or until tender.
In the meantime, to make the stuffing, combine ground turkey, onion, carrot, parsnip, tomato, sea salt and pepper; cook until turkey is fully cooked and vegetables are tender.
Stir in pesto and whole grain bread cubes; gently mix.
Remove squash from the oven and turn cut sides up in the same baking pan.
Spoon turkey stuffing into squash halves.
Return to the oven; bake for an additional 20-25 minutes.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
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Recipe submitted by Amie Valpone, author of TheHealthyApple.com
Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist with a passion for cooking, baking, and healthy living in the Big Apple of NYC, she strives to find the right balance for her clients using whole, natural, unprocessed foods.
