Stuffed Hubbard Squash Recipes

STUFFED SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut 1-inch off the top of each acorn squash and scoop out the seeds. If necessary in order for the squash to sit upright, cut off a small portion of the bottom. Put 1 of the 4 pieces of butter in the cavity of each squash. Set squash on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, brown the ground pork until no longer pink. Remove the meat from the pan, add the olive oil and saute the onion, celery, and carrot until they begin to soften, approximately 7 to 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the white wine.
• Return the pork to the pan along with the cooked rice, spinach, pine nuts, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste. Stirring constantly, heat mixture thoroughly, approximately 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Divide the mixture evenly among the squash, top each squash with its lid and bake for 1 hour or until the squash is tender. Serve immediately.

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.

SQUASAGE (SAUSAGE-STUFFED SQUASH)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet or line with aluminum foil.
• Place squash, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour. Flip squash halves over and set aside to cool.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add celery, mushrooms, and onion; cook and stir until celery is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Beat egg in a large bowl; stir in sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Stir cheese mixture into sausage mixture. Fill squash halves with sausage filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH BOATS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut yellow squash in half lengthwise.
• With a spoon, scrape flesh and seeds of squash into a large bowl, making boats.
• In a pan sauté onion and garlic over medium heat with a dash of olive oil.
• Add the squash that was removed from the boats and season with kosher salt and pepper.
• Cook until almost soft (around 7 minutes).
• When squash is almost soft, remove from heat and mix in bowl with 1 egg, breadcrumbs, herbs and parmesan cheese.
• Scoop stuffing mixture into boats and fill evenly.
• Sprinkle the top of the stuffed boats with extra parmesan cheese.
• Cook in pre-heated oven (400 degrees) until boats are crisp tender and golden brown on top (around 10 minutes).

STUFFED HUBBARD SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Cut the Hubbard squash in half and remove the seeds.Peel and dice half the squash. Place the uncut half cut side down, on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes.It should just be starting to soften. Remove from oven. In the mean time, melt the butter in a large skillet and saute onions , celery and diced squash.Also add the parsnips , sun chokes, rutabagas and poultry seasoning. Sate over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add the broth, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Toss with cornbread . When the Hubbard is beginning to soften , remove from the oven. Mound the stuffing in the squash . Spray with oil or drizzle with melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for another 45 to 90 minutes until the squash is very tender (cooking time will depend on the size of the squash).

HUBBARD SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook squash; I halve it, remove the seeds, and do it upside down in the microwave in a pie plate, with 1/2 inch of water on the bottom of the dish.
• It takes about 10 minute.
• per half, depending on how big your squash is.
• When cool, pare off rind, and cut in chunks, placing in large bowl.
• Add butter, sugar, cinnamon.
• Mash with potato masher or hand mixer.
• Put puree in baking dish.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.