Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
-Jen's Creation (Help From: Auntie M)
- 2 Acorn Squashes
- 1 c. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa)
- 1 1/2 packed c. fresh chopped Spinach
- 1/2 c. Feta Cheese
- 2 t. dried Thyme
- 1 t. fresh ground Sea Salt
- 1/2 t. fresh ground Pepper
- Olive Oil
- 1 slice Wheat Bread, crumbled into crumbs
Here's what you do:
-Preheat oven to 375 degree
-Cut acorn Squash into two, cleaning out the seeds
-Sprinkle with a bit of Salt & Pepper
-Place cut side down on a Pam sprayed baking sheet
-Bake for about 20 minutes or until fork pierced tender
-While squash are baking, cook 1 c. Quinoa in 2 c. water
-Transfer to a bowl when done & add the chopped spinach, feta cheese, thyme, salt & pepper & mix all together
-Divide the Quinoa mixture between the four squash halves
-Drizzle 1 t. Olive Oil over each
-Mix together the bread crumbs and 1 T. Olive Oil
-Top each Quinoa filled Squashed with bread crumbs
-Bake an additional 20 minutes until heated thoroughly & Bread Crumbs are browned
(Serves: 4)
To make this recipe Vegan, omit the Feta Cheese.
Yum! Looks delish - I will definitely try it! My mom just gave me a package of Quinoa and I was looking for something to make with it! It can easily be made into a gluten-free version by using gf bread, gf cornflakes, or gf crackers in place of bread crumbs.
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