Cran-Orange Acorn Squash

Need a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian side dish? Cran-Orange Acorn Squash could be a super recipe to try. For $1.09 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 252 calories, 5g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It is brought to you by Moms with Crock Pots. A couple people made this recipe, and 35 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up onion, celery, dried cranberries, and a few other things to make it today. With a spoonacular score of 96%, this dish is super. Users who liked this recipe also liked Orange-Glazed Acorn Squash, Orange-Glazed Acorn Squash, and Acorn Squash with Orange Pecans.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon butter, cut into bits

3 tablespoons diced celery

3 tablespoons dried cranberries

5 tablespoons instant brown rice

3 tablespoons minced onion

3 tablespoons orange juice

Pinch ground or dried sage leaves

3 small acorn or carnival squash

½ cup water

Equipment:

bowl

slow cooker

Cooking instruction summary:

Slice off tops of squash and enough of bottoms so squash will sit upright. Scoop out seeds and discard; set squash aside.Combine rice, onion, celery, cranberries and sage in small bowl. Stuff each squash with rice mixture; dot with butter. Pour 1 tablespoon orange juice into each squash over stuffing. Stand squash in slow cooker. Pour water into bottom of slow cooker.Cover; cook on LOW 2-1/2 hours or until squash are tender.

 

Step by step:


1. Slice off tops of squash and enough of bottoms so squash will sit upright. Scoop out seeds and discard; set squash aside.

2. Combine rice, onion, celery, cranberries and sage in small bowl. Stuff each squash with rice mixture; dot with butter.

3. Pour 1 tablespoon orange juice into each squash over stuffing. Stand squash in slow cooker.

4. Pour water into bottom of slow cooker.Cover; cook on LOW 2-1/2 hours or until squash are tender.


Nutrition Information:

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251k Calories
4g Protein
1g Total Fat
61g Carbs
37% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
251k
13%

Fat
1g
2%

  Saturated Fat
0.54g
3%

Carbohydrates
61g
21%

  Sugar
14g
16%

Cholesterol
1mg
1%

Sodium
26mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
10%

Vitamin A
39918IU
798%

Vitamin C
83mg
101%

Manganese
0.92mg
46%

Potassium
1361mg
39%

Vitamin E
5mg
37%

Folate
140µg
35%

Vitamin B1
0.5mg
33%

Fiber
8g
33%

Magnesium
131mg
33%

Vitamin B6
0.61mg
30%

Vitamin B3
5mg
27%

Copper
0.51mg
26%

Iron
3mg
19%

Calcium
188mg
19%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Phosphorus
142mg
14%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Zinc
0.77mg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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