Cornbread Stuffed Roasted Squash Recipes

CORNBREAD-STUFFED ROASTED SQUASH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
• 2. Spread the cornbread cubes over a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through, until golden brown and toasted. Set aside to cool on a wire rack. Leave the oven on but reduce the temperature to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone baking mat.
• 3. Meanwhile, combine the cranberries and currants with 1 cup boiling water in a heatproof bowl and let sit for 30 minutes to rehydrate. Drain well.
• 4. Halve each squash. Discard the seeds and membranes and place cut side down on the baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes, or until the squash is just tender. Leave the oven on.
• 5. Meanwhile, wet-chop the vegetables: Fill the Vitamix container with water up to the 5-cup (1.2-L) mark, add the onion, and secure the lid. Select Variable 8. Use the On/Off switch to quickly pulse 3 times. Drain well and repeat the process with the celery (3 pulses) and carrot (4 pulses), draining thoroughly in a colander.
• 6. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, sage, and garlic and cook until the vegetables are softened and the onion is translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• 7. Mix together the toasted cornbread, cranberry-currant mixture, sautéed vegetables, broth, pecans, parsley, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• 8. Divide the stuffing among the squash halves. Place the squash in a large serving/baking dish, stuffing side up, and bake for 30 minutes, or until the squash is tender and the stuffing is golden brown.

WHOLE STUFFED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat and place a rack on top.
• Halve the butternut squash lengthwise. Remove the seeds and discard. Using a melon baller, cut a channel into the neck of the squash, leaving a 3/4-inch border of flesh on the sides and bottom. Save the removed squash for another use or discard. Season the flesh with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat in a small skillet. Add the celery and onions and cook just until softened, about 3 minutes. Combine the celery and onions, cornbread, rosemary, thyme, sage, cranberries and pecans in a bowl and toss to combine well. Add the vegetable stock and mix just until moistened and combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Line the bottom of each butternut squash half with a layer of green beans. Top with the cornbread filling. Lay the carrot down the middle of 1 of the squash halves. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the butter over the carrot (enough to generously coat) and dot the cornbread mixture evenly with the remaining butter. Sprinkle the carrot with the brown sugar. Slide the squash pieces next to each other and carefully close the butternut squash and lay on one side. Tie in the middle and at each end with butcher's twine.
• Crumple a piece of aluminum foil into a 24-inch-long "snake". Curl this around and place on the prepared rack. Nestle the squash inside it so the squash sits flat on the rack and doesn't roll.
• Drizzle the whole squash with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast until a knife easily slides through all of the layers, 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let it sit for 10 minutes. Slice crosswise and serve.

STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place squash, face up, in a shallow baking dish. In each half place 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 cup stuffing mix, 3/4 cup chicken broth, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Wrap each half tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until squash is very tender.

YELLOW SQUASH CORNBREAD STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil.
• Add squash and onion; reduce heat, cover and cook until squash is crisp-tender, about 6 minutes.
• Drain well; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, garlic, stuffing and the contents of the seasoning packet, chilies, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Fold in squash mixture.
• Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese and return to oven for a few minutes more to melt cheese.

SQUASH CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper baking cups.
• Mix half-and-half, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, olive oil, all-purpose flour, eggs, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add grated zucchini last. Spoon batter into the lined muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

CORN BREAD AND SQUASH STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. If baking stuffing outside bird, grease a 2-quart casserole, large gratin dish or 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil.
• Grease a rimmed baking sheet with a little olive oil or butter and spread out corn bread. Bake corn bread, tossing occasionally with a spatula, for 20 to 30 minutes, until it's toasted and a little crisp in places. Remove from oven and let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine corn bread, squash or pumpkin, cranberries, seeds or nuts, and sage. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir remaining oil or butter and the syrup or honey into cream or half-and-half and drizzle over stuffing mixture, stirring to lightly moisten everything. Do not saturate it, just soften it. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Place stuffing in bird and bake. Or put stuffing in prepared pan, cover tightly with foil and bake until hot, 25 to 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until mixture bubbles and top is browned, another 10 to 15 minutes.

ACORN SQUASH WITH APPLE-CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Grill squash halves, cut side down, over indirect medium heat for 40 minutes, turning once about half way through. Remove from the grill and let stand at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, cook cranberry juice until reduced to about 1/3 to 1/4 cup, this should take about 20 minutes.
• Grill the apple, cut side down, over direct medium heat, for 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. Allow apple to cool slightly; chop and set aside. In a large pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the garlic and onion and sauté until the onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Turn heat off and add the chopped apple, crumbled cornbread, crandberries, pecans, tyme and sage. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix to combine ingredients.
• Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the reduced cranberry juice in the cavity of each squash half and then spoon in about 1/2 cup of the stuffing. Grill stuffed squash over medium heat until the squash is tender and the stuffing is golden, about 5 - 8 minutes.