apple walnut acorn squash
Filled with apples, nuts, bacon, and spices, this acorn squash recipe is a full-flavored side dish. The sweet and buttery acorn squash flavor combines with the tart apples and salty bacon to create a dish your family will love (even the picky eaters). The best part of this acorn squash recipe? The majority of it is prepared in the microwave! What takes an hour in the oven, is done in under 15 minutes.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
12 Min
method
Microwave
yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - acorn squash
- 2 - apples, 1 Fuji and 1 Granny Smith; peeled, cored, and chopped into a petite size
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 2 pinches Kosher salt
- 2 pinches black pepper
- 4 teaspoons brown sugar; separated
- 3 slices bacon; cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts; chopped
- 4 tablespoons salted butter; separated
How To Make apple walnut acorn squash
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Step 1Mix together the chopped apples and lemon juice.
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Step 2Mix together the sugars and spice.
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Step 3Combine the apples with the sugar and spice mixture.
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Step 4Fold in the crumbled bacon and chopped walnuts. Set aside while you prepare the acorn squash. (That will give the apple filling time to have its flavors come together.)
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Step 5Cut the acorn squash in half and remove seeds.
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Step 6Set on a round microwave-safe dish and pierce the inside of the squash with a fork.
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Step 7Melt 2 Tbsp of butter. Brush the inside of the squash with the melted butter.
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Step 8Sprinkle 2 tsp of brown sugar and a couple of pinches of salt and pepper over acorn squash halves to season the squash.
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Step 9Then microwave for 6 minutes.
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Step 10Fill the squash with the apple filling. (Depending on the size of your squash you may have some extra filling leftover.) Dot the top of each squash with the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tsp of brown sugar over the filling.
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Step 11Microwave again for 6 minutes.
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Step 12Remove from the microwave. The dish will be hot so use pot holders to remove the dish from the microwave. Let it sit in the dish for a few minutes to cool. Then serve.
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Nutrition Facts
(per serving*)
calories: 577kcal, carbohydrates: 61g, cholesterol: 72mg, fat: 37g, fiber: 5g, protein: 7g, saturated fat: 17g, sodium: 425mg, sugar: 52g, unsaturated fat: 19g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information is estimated.
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Category:
Vegetables
Keyword:
#apple
Keyword:
#walnut
Keyword:
#Acorn Squash
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Method:
Microwave
Culture:
American
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