[VEGAN] stuffing and [VEGAN or LACTO] stuffed squash

First posted: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:09:17 GMT


I prepared thanksgiving dinner last night (for thursday) and
thought I'd share the recipe for stuffed squash.  this is a 
variation on a modification to a variation of a recipe that
probably originated in one of the Moosewood cookbooks way back
somewhere.

	Stuffed Squash
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	5 acorn and/or butternut squash, split and seeded
	1 pound mushrooms, chopped
	2 med. onions, chopped
	6 cloves garlic (more to taste)
	1/2 cup chopped walnuts
	1/4 cup sunflower seeds
	1 cup mixed dried cranberries and raisins
	3 tbs fresh rubbed sage
	black pepper to taste (I like it heavy)
	6 slices wheat bread, cut into 1" squares
	1/4 cup shredded nonfat cheddar or mozzarella

Bake the squash face-down on foil-covered baking pans, 30 minutes
at 350 F.

sautee the onions, mushrooms, garlic, walnuts, sunflower
seeds, and dried fruit on medium with just a small splash of 
olive oil.  cook until the onions are translucent and the
mushrooms shrink. quite a bit of liquid will come out of the
mushrooms; drain this and save it for some other dish (I used it
as a broth base for a rice dish).  add the sage, pepper, and
bread and cook for about 5 minutes on low, stir lightly.

add the cheese (I'll increase just about any ingredient except the
cheese; you just want a little bit for a binding agent, too much
overpowers the flavors) and stuff the mixture into the squash.
if using butternut, you might want to enlarge the hole a bit along
the length of the squash.  bake (face up!) at 350F for about 25 minutes
or until the squash is tender; serve immediately.

if you leave out the cheese, the mixture makes a nice stuffing
dish all on its own; so for stuffing, stop at the end of the "sautee..."
paragraph, then place the mixture in a baking pan and bake for 20
minutes at 350F.  The sage, pepper, and cranberry combination is
a winner!

happy thanksgiving everyone,
chuck/

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| Chuck Narad -- diver/adventurer/engineer                |
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