Dinner In A Squash Shell
Ingredients
- 3 medium acorn squash ⓘ
- filling ⓘ
- 2 lbs ground beef ⓘ
- 2 eggs ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon steak sauce (like A-1)
- 1/2 cup Minute Rice (uncooked)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper ⓘ
- basting sauce ⓘ
- 1 cup ketchup ⓘ
- 2/3 cup brown sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake halved and seeded acorn squash face down on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.
- While squash is cooking mix filling and put in refrigerator until squash is ready.
- Mix basting ingredients and set aside.
- When squash done cooking, fill with meat mixture, mounding extra on top.
- Cover with basting sauce.
- There should be plenty leftover.
- Return to oven for 40 minutes, basting with extra sauce every 10 minutes.
- I usually have extra filling which I cook seperately and extra sauce which I heat in a small pan for safety sake and serve on the side.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
542
kcal
27% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).