Quinoa stuffed squash

Fall has so many great foods to offer, and if you haven't already.... stuff a squash! It is easy, tasty, and good for you if you stuff it with the right stuff.

I stumbled across a recipe for quinoa stuffed acorn squash, and adapted it to make it a bit easier as I don't like to spend too much time in the kitchen.

Here is the recipe:

Quinoa Stuffed Squash

Ingredients:

1 acorn squash

1 tbsp coconut oil (olive oil works too)

1 tsp maple syrup

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup sliced almonds 

Sea salt & pepper to taste

1 cup quinoa

Optional extras for flavor:

chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees

Cut acorn squash in half, and scoop out seeds

Coat squash halves with oil, maple syrup drizzle, salt & pepper, and fill with almonds and raisins. Bake for about 1 hour or until soft when pierced by a fork.

Cook quinoa 

If you are adding extra veggies... saute them in a little oil until tender, add them to cooked quinoa, and mix thoroughly. 

When squash is cooked, remove from oven and carefully, and add a scoop of quinoa. Use fork to scrape some of the squash from the edges, and mix with the quinoa until you have a nice mixture of squash, almonds, raisins and quinoa!

Enjoy!