{"id":138377,"date":"2025-01-01T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T06:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=138377"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:22:02","slug":"stuffed-acorn-squash","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/recipes\/stuffed-acorn-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Acorn Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warm up this winter with our savory <strong>Stuffed Acorn Squash<\/strong>, drizzled with rich <em>Best Choice Superior Selections Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/em> for a smooth, full-bodied flavor. The squash is perfectly seasoned with freshly cracked pepper from the <em>Best Choice Superior Selections Pepper Supreme Grinder<\/em>. This hearty dish is a delightful balance of roasted goodness and vibrant seasoning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>For the squash:<\/em> Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully cut the squash in half, through the stem.<\/p>\n<p>Scoop out the seeds and fibrous center.<\/p>\n<p>Place on a baking sheet cut-side up.<\/p>\n<p>Brush with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Roast for 30 minutes. Flip each half over, placing them cut-side down, and continue to roast for 15 minutes or until very tender.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>For the filling:<\/em> While the squash is roasting, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot.<\/p>\n<p>Add the sage and cook for 30 seconds or until dark green.<\/p>\n<p>Add the sausage to the skillet.<\/p>\n<p>Cook until fully browned, breaking up the sausage with the back of a spoon as it cooks, about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer the sausage-sage mixture to a bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil to the skillet.<\/p>\n<p>Add the mushrooms, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms release their liquid and the onions are softened, about 7 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in the cooked rice and heavy cream.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in 1\/2 cup fontina cheese until well combined.<\/p>\n<p>Stir the sausage back into the mixture.<\/p>\n<p>Let simmer for a couple of minutes then remove from the heat.<\/p>\n<p>Flip the squash cut-side up and divide the filling among each squash half.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle with the remaining 1\/2 cup fontina.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and everything is warm throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Top with more fresh thyme leaves and black pepper before serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":138399,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"recipe_category":[13],"recipe_tags":[180,205],"class_list":["post-138377","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","recipe_category-sides","recipe_tags-pepper-supreme","recipe_tags-extra-virgin-olive-oil"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/138377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recipe"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/138377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=138377"},{"taxonomy":"recipe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/superiorselections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_tags?post=138377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}