Cheesy Rice-Stuffed Acorn Squash

If you have roughly 40 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Cheesy Rice-Stuffed Acorn Squash might be an excellent lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 3. This main course has 665 calories, 24g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. For $2.62 per serving, this recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up milk, ground nutmeg, shredded cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today. 672 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 98%. This score is outstanding. Wild Rice, Cherries, Apricots and Cheesy Stuffed Acorn Squash, Cheesy Stuffed Acorn Squash, and Rice-Stuffed Acorn Squash are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 3

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 small acorn squash, halved lengthwise and seeded

2 cups cooked brown rice

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Chopped fresh parsley, for topping

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

2 cups milk

1/2 onion, finely chopped

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces), plus more for topping

1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Equipment:

oven

plastic wrap

microwave

knife

dutch oven

whisk

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 425 degrees F. Put the squash, cut-side up, in a large microwave-safe dish with 1 tablespoon water; dot with 1 tablespoon butter and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and pierce with a knife to vent. Microwave until tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk until smooth, then bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the cheese, stirring to melt. Add the nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Stir in the rice and spinach. Transfer the squash to a rimmed baking sheet and fill with the rice mixture. Sprinkle with more cheese and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Top with parsley. Photograph by Charles Masters

 

Step by step:


1. Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 425 degrees F.

2. Put the squash, cut-side up, in a large microwave-safe dish with 1 tablespoon water; dot with 1 tablespoon butter and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and pierce with a knife to vent. Microwave until tender, about 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.

4. Add the onion; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.

5. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.

6. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 3 minutes.

7. Whisk in the milk until smooth, then bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.

8. Add the cheese, stirring to melt.

9. Add the nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Stir in the rice and spinach.

10. Transfer the squash to a rimmed baking sheet and fill with the rice mixture. Sprinkle with more cheese and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Top with parsley.

11. Photograph by Charles Masters


Nutrition Information:

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665k Calories
23g Protein
31g Total Fat
78g Carbs
56% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
665k
33%

Fat
31g
48%

  Saturated Fat
18g
116%

Carbohydrates
78g
26%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
86mg
29%

Sodium
588mg
26%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
23g
47%

Vitamin K
524µg
500%

Vitamin A
11245IU
225%

Manganese
2mg
143%

Vitamin C
65mg
79%

Folate
271µg
68%

Calcium
675mg
68%

Magnesium
256mg
64%

Phosphorus
599mg
60%

Potassium
1945mg
56%

Vitamin B1
0.75mg
50%

Vitamin B6
0.96mg
48%

Vitamin B2
0.68mg
40%

Fiber
9g
38%

Iron
6mg
34%

Vitamin B5
2mg
26%

Vitamin B3
4mg
25%

Copper
0.5mg
25%

Zinc
3mg
24%

Selenium
15µg
23%

Vitamin B12
1µg
18%

Vitamin D
2µg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
17%

covered percent of daily need
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