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Stuffed Acorn Squash {Gluten Free | Dairy Free}

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 4 Acorn Squash
  • 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil
  • 1 Cups Rice Cooked separately in a rice cooker
  • 1 Onion Chopped
  • 2 lbs Grass-Fed Beef
  • 4 Leaf Kale De-stemmed, Chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Coconut Aminos
  • 1 Tsp Sage Ground, Dried
  • 1 Tsp Rosemary Dried
  • 1 Tsp Basil Dried
  • Salt + Pepper To taste*
  • Maple Syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Start cooking the rice in a separate rice cooker.
  • Cut the acorns in half and scoop out the seeds. Line a pan with parchment paper. Add a little bit of water to the bottom of the pan. Place the acorn squash in the pan - skin side up.
  • Bake the acorn squash for 25 minutes.
  • While the squash is baking, on the stovetop over medium heat, heat up a big skillet with a couple tablespoons of avocado oil.
  • Put the chopped onion into the skillet and brown them.
  • Once the onions start browning, add in the grass-fed beef. Mix well with the onions.
  • Once the beef is halfway finished, add in the coconut aminos, sage, rosemary, basil, salt + pepper, and chopped kale. Mix well and cook until the kale is wilted and beef is completely done.
  • Add in the cooked rice when the beef is done. Shut off stovetop and set aside.
  • After the acorn squash has been cooking for 25 minutes, take them out of the oven and flip them over, so the flesh side is showing. Feel free to take a little bit of squash out (so you can stuff it more with the beef/rice mixture).
  • Drizzle a little bit of maple syrup in each acorn squash. Then, fill it with the beef and rice mixture.
  • Turn oven down to 350 degrees F. Place the squash back inside the oven for another 15-20 minutes.
  • Take out of the oven and enjoy!

Notes

*At the very end, I like to turn the broil on high for a couple of minutes to crisp up the top of the acorn squash.