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Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Sweet Potatoes and Rice
We love an edible bowl! This Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Sweet Potatoes and Rice is pretty enough to grace your Thanksgiving table.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 33363 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- Knorr Selects Asiago Cheese & Cracked Black Pepper Rice
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped
- 2 to 3 small acorn squash halved and seeded
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 apple chopped
- 1 avocado pitted, peeled, and chopped
- pepita seeds optional
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Drizzle sweet potatoes and squash halves with a little olive oil and use your fingertips to rub inside of the squash.
- Sprinkle potatoes and squash halves generously with salt and pepper.
- Set the acorn squash halves cut-side down and sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until tender.
- Meanwhile, pour Knorr Selects into a medium saucepan. Add water, milk, and butter to the saucepan.
- Give it a stir. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium and boil uncovered for 10 minutes, while stirring frequently, until your rice is tender and sauce is creamy.
- Turn off the heat at least 2 minutes for the sauce to thicken. Stir in roasted sweet potatoes and apples.
- Fill each roasted acorn squash half with rice mixture.
- Garnish with avocado, pepitas, and cilantro.
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Notes
- You can use normal, well seasoned cooked rice or leftover ristotto instead of the Knorr rice for this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
333.63kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
49.05g
(16%)
Protein
5.86g
(12%)
Fat
15.35g
(24%)
Saturated Fat
5.87g
(29%)
Cholesterol
21.15mg
(7%)
Sodium
78.01mg
(3%)
Potassium
1339.75mg
(38%)
Fiber
9.64g
(39%)
Sugar
10.86g
(22%)
Vitamin A
10404.36IU
(208%)
Vitamin C
32.38mg
(36%)
Calcium
171.12mg
(17%)
Iron
2.24mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4to 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 33363
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 333.63kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 49.05g | 16% |
| Protein | 5.86g | 12% |
| Fat | 15.35g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.87g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 21.15mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 78.01mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 1339.75mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 9.64g | 39% |
| Sugar | 10.86g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 10404.36IU | 208% |
| Vitamin C | 32.38mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 171.12mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2.24mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.