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Easy Stuffed Butternut Squash

stuffed butternut squash
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And everything you need fits into one butternut squash…the protein, the veggies, the fresh basil, the grains, then topped with parmesan cheese! Bake it in the oven and you’ve got yourself a full blown meal in a butternut squash.

  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
  • Yield: 4 people 1x
  • Category: dinner

Ingredients

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  • 1 butternut squash, baked whole*
  • 1 lb extra lean ground turkey
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 delicata squash, diced and seeded
  • 1 cup tomatoes, diced
  • 2 cups tomato/marinara sauce (jar or homemade)
  • fresh basil
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil
  • fresh parmasan cheese
  • 1 cup farro, cooked (optional)

Instructions

  1. Slice the baked butternut squash in half LENGTHWISE, discard seeds.
  2. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent and fragrant (about 3 min)
  3. Add ground turkey, salt and pepper, breaking up turkey as cooks
  4. Once almost cooked, add vegetables, cover and cook until tender (about 10 min)
  5. Add marinara sauce and heat until warm.
  6. Add farro and stir altogether.
  7. Pour over baked butternut squash and heat in oven if needed.
  8. Sprinkle with fresh basil and parmesan cheese.

Notes

SERVE WITH:

tortilla chips

sundried tomatoes

olives

fresh tomatoes

Find it online: https://www.thegoldenbeets.com/easy-stuffed-butternut-squash/