![]() Top with additional pecorino romano and return to the oven for another 10 minutes to warm through and melt the cheese.Mix the ingredients in the bowl together and scoop them back into each squash half.Gently scoop out some of the flesh of the acorn squash, leaving enough in the squash so that it stands up and holds its shape well and place it in the bowl.Place the kale mixture in a large bowl with the cooked freekah, collagen peptides and cheese.Add the kale and cook another 3-5 minutes until wilted.Add the onion and rosemary and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.Place the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.Bring to a boil, stir, reduce to low, cover and cook until all the liquid is absorbed by the freekah. While squash roasts, combine freekah and broth in a medium sauce pot over high heat.Roast for about 20 minutes until flesh is softened but the squash is still firm enough to hold it's shape well.Scoop out the seeds, drizzle with the olive oil and place cut side down on a greased baking sheet. Cut acorn squash in half to create two bowls out of each.Try these other fall inspired recipes: Creamy Almond Butter Fall Pasta, Creamy Coconut Delicata Squash Soup and Roasted Sweet Potato, Squash and Chickpea Fall Salad with Maple Tahini Dressing. Looking for other acorn squash recipes? Try this easy maple baked white acorn squash side dish or these fun coconut crusted acorn squash rings! Love this Twice Baked Acorn Squash recipe? It detracts nothing from the food while giving you all those added health benefits, a complete a win win.Ĭomfort food is the best kind of food, isn’t it? ![]() I’ve added it to butternut squash biscuits, nectarine upside down cake, mango melon soup in the past as well as my mug of morning coffee every single day and you’d never know. It’s also boosted with health supporting Vital Proteins collagen peptides, a tasteless addition that not only adds extra protein but an array of bone, joint and gut benefits as well. And red kuri squash is a newer to me winter squash find that’s also great roasted and stuffed. Sweet dumpling squash and stuffed delicata squash are both great options. You can also use this filling in other squash. This twice baked spaghetti squash recipe would’ve done the trick too for some coziness if that’s the type of squash you have on hand. Stuffed with hearty freekah (a lovely grain that doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves), kale, pecorino romano and aromatic rosemary, the comforting, cozy factor definitely comes through in these twice baked acorn squash. I wouldn’t say the utensils inspired this recipe for twice baked acorn squash as much as created a sense of comfort within making me want to translate that feeling to food. Needless to say, these ivory utensils that date back at least to his childhood are something I’ll gladly keep (unlike the pictures of my braced, 5th grade, ‘blew up like a tick before growing 6 inches’ self) from the box of memories my mother gave me. ![]() He moved to the states at 18 and the amount of family memories/heirlooms that made their way over could probably fit in a small box at most. He was raised orthodox Jewish (with an Italian catholic mother) but from somewhere in the middle east (Iraq?). He’s an only child from a split household (a really long and bizarre story on that) who grew up in India but isn’t of Indian descent at all. We know so little about my dad’s side of the family. While baby pictures of myself all the way through high school graduation (thanks for those excellent bangs circa 3rd grade, mom) definitely provided some entertainment just as looking back on every single progress report and report card from grades K-12 re-affirmed my legit nerd status (that got me nowhere in life, glad I wasted all those hours studying).Īs I sorted my way through the boxes, the one actual item that didn’t make its way into a garbage bag was this blue box filled with these real ivory flatware. In my parents’ move last month from their house of 26 years to one half the size, I ended up with 2 boxes of everything from pictures to every single school letter, test, diploma, award you can imagine to random ivory utensils from my dad’s family in India. *This post is sponsored by Vital Proteins This twice baked acorn squash is stuffed with tuscan kale, hearty freekah and pecorino romano for a lovely fall side with a hidden protein boost. ![]()
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