Roasted Mini Pumpkins and Acorn Squash Stuffed with Savory Wild Rice and Walnuts
Roasted Mini Pumpkins and Acorn Squash Stuffed with Savory Wild Rice and Walnuts
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Roasted Mini Pumpkins and Acorn Squash Stuffed with Savory Wild Rice and Walnuts
Ingredients
2 small cooking pumpkins, washed
2 small acorn squash, washed
2 cups wild rice, cooked as per package directions
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons. olive oil, divided
4 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
4 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
salt and pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Cut tops off the pumpkins and scoop out the seeds and the pulp.
- Slice the Acorn Squash into halves and scoop out the seeds and the pulp.
- Prepare the wild rice blend according to package directions and transfer to a large bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, celery, garlic, sage, and thyme and sauté for 10 minutes, or until all liquid has evaporated.
- Stir the mushroom mixture into rice mixture and fold in the walnuts. Season with salt and pepper.
- Fill the pumpkins and the acorn squash with the rice mixture. Brush the tops with the remaining olive oil.
- Place the filled pumpkins and acorn squash halves onto the lined baking sheet. Tightly cover with another sheet of foil.
- Bake 1 hour, or until the pumpkins and the acorn squash are tender when the sides are pierced with a knife. Uncover, and bake 10 to 20 minutes more. Plate and serve.
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