{"id":4063,"date":"2017-11-14T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutrilious.com\/?p=4063"},"modified":"2022-08-18T22:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T22:06:02","slug":"celebration-stuffed-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=4063","title":{"rendered":"Celebration Stuffed Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/55DE400C-703E-4F35-BD61-1A28025477CD.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4070\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/55DE400C-703E-4F35-BD61-1A28025477CD-878x1024.jpeg?resize=878%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stuffed pumpkins or squashes make a perfect center piece for your&nbsp;Autumn harvest celebration or holiday table. Be it a small informal family gathering or part of an elaborate dinner party. This dish hits plenty of notes; spicy, sweet, aromatic, creamy, crunchy it has everything. This filling recipe will stuff one large pumpkin or 4 medium acorns. That\u2019s approximately 4-5 cups. Even if you end up with extra it\u2019s great the next day on a toast. &nbsp;So here we go!<\/p>\n<p>A few things to note before you prep.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Massage the kale with lemon juice before you cut it. It makes the leaves pliable and sweeter.<\/li>\n<li>Toast the walnuts and pumpkin seeds for extra crunchiness<\/li>\n<li>if you can\u2019t find pomegranate no worries use dried cranberries, raisins or chopped figs.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t want all of it to be lentils, use &nbsp;half quinoa and half of lentils.<\/li>\n<li>There are two ways to slice the acorns. 1. Cut he in halves or 2. Cut about an inch of the tops to create a lid. Scoop out the seeds and pulp.<\/li>\n<li>You can wash the seeds and roast them along with the acorns for 20 minutes and use as topping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6377665F-D988-4ADF-BF4E-A4496575E929.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/6377665F-D988-4ADF-BF4E-A4496575E929-819x1024.jpeg?resize=819%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AA8FB9EF-72AD-4002-A1A0-9FA6694D1F30.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AA8FB9EF-72AD-4002-A1A0-9FA6694D1F30-683x1024.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Ingredients<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 acorn squash, halved and deseeded<\/li>\n<li>4-6 cloves of garlic<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon cardamom<\/li>\n<li>Generous pinch of chilli flakes<\/li>\n<li>3-4 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup cooked chestnuts chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked beluga lentils<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded kale<\/li>\n<li>2 cups chopped mixed mushrooms like shiitake, oyster, shiitake<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tbsp fresh sage, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or Hazelnuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp nutritional yeast or 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese<\/li>\n<li><b><u>Garnish<\/u><\/b><\/li>\n<li>chopped parsley and pomegranate arils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><u>Here\u2019s How<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 375F.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the acorns in half. Slice a small portion off the the bottom so the acorn halves have a firm base to sit on. Without cutting too much of the pulp.<\/li>\n<li>Line a baking sheet and brush the cut side of the squash with about 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast cut side down for about 40 minutes, or until tender.<\/li>\n<li>Warm a large pan. Add the olive oil. Add the onions, kale, fresh mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 7 minutes. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, chilli flakes. Add the lentils and chestnuts. Mix well add a little stock if too dry. Remove from heat and add the sage.<\/li>\n<li>To make the topping, toast the pumpkin seeds, walnuts and the nutritional yeast in a dry pan over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Fill the acorns with the stuffing, packing it down with a spoon. Sprinkle with the walnut-seed-yeast or feta topping and bake further for about 15 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley and pomegranate arils.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/F4D64DD1-F136-4C6B-B202-30A05C31B6F6.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nutrilious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/F4D64DD1-F136-4C6B-B202-30A05C31B6F6-683x1024.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuffed pumpkins or squashes make a perfect center piece for your&nbsp;Autumn harvest celebration or holiday table. Be it a small informal family gathering or part of an elaborate dinner party. This dish hits plenty of notes; spicy, sweet, aromatic, creamy, crunchy it has everything. This filling recipe will stuff one large pumpkin or 4 medium&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=4063\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[302,300,47,935,272],"tags":[61,68,111,209,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-4063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-autumn-and-winter","7":"category-christas-and-thanksgiving","8":"category-mains","9":"category-winter-squashes","10":"category-salad-dinners","11":"tag-autumn","12":"tag-kale","13":"tag-lentils","14":"tag-pumpkin","15":"tag-winter-squash","16":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4063"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8321,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions\/8321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}