Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ok, so we are on a squash kick. This recipe is modified from something that we found online.

Ingredients:
2 Acorn squash
3 Chicken sausage links- remove from casing
1 red bell pepper
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 pound grape tomatoes- cut in half
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 - 1 cup of chicken stock
1/2 cup bread crumbs
New Mexico red chili powder
Cumin
Red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
Cheese (optional)

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds. Brush with olive oil, salt and pepper and place face down on a baking sheet. Bake 40-45 min or until soft.

Cook the sausage, onion, bell pepper and garlic together in a skillet until all ingredients are soft. Add 1/4 cup chicken stock. Stir in the grape tomatoes and cook through. Add the next 1/4- 1/2 cup of chicken stock until mixture is saucy. Add cumin, red pepper flakes, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add bread crumbs and set mixture aside.

Once squash is done, spoon stuffing into the center of each squash. Sprinkle top with cheese if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 - 10 more minutes or until tops are brown and stuffing is heated through.

Makes 4 halves of squash.

My husband and I loved this for a simple, healthy dinner. Next time, we are going to scoop out some of the squash and mix it in with the stuffing so that it gets seasoned through.