Dates And Onion Stuffed Squash Recipe Recipes Net

Ingredients

2slicesbacon,chopped

1onion,chopped

⅔cupdates,chopped

½tsporegano,dried

½tspbasil,dried

2tbspchicken stock

1butternut squash

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cook and stir the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes until evenly browned.

Use a slotted spoon to remove the bacon and discard most of the drippings, leaving about 2 teaspoons of bacon drippings in the skillet.

Drain the bacon on paper towels. Cook and stir the onion in the hot drippings for about 5 minutes until translucent.

Stir the cooked bacon, dates, oregano, and basil into the onion.

Add the chicken stock to thin the filling.

Cut the top and stem from the squash, jack o’lantern-style, and scoop out the seeds and stringy pulp.

Cut out and discard the small button at the bottom of the squash.

Stuff the date filling into the cavity and replace the top.

Set the squash into a baking dish, pour in ½ inch of water, and cover with aluminum foil.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes to 1 hour until the squash is tender.

Test the doneness by removing the top and inserting a thin, sharp knife into the flesh at the bottom.

Slice the squash into wedges to serve.