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Wild rice stuffed squash

The vegetarian main that people who eat turkey also take. Roasted squash halves filled with wild rice, mushrooms, cranberries and pecans.

40 min hands-on1 hr 30 min start to finishOven 400°F for 50 min · or bake it Wednesday and reheat 20 minTravels well
VegetarianGluten-free
Cooking for46810121620
Wild rice stuffed squash

Photo: Jennifer from Vancouver, CC BY 2.0

When to make it

Cook the wild rice filling up to 2 days ahead. Roast and fill the squash Thursday, or fill Wednesday and reheat 20 minutes.

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For 12

  • 6acorn squash
  • ¼ cupolive oil
  • 1½ cupswild rice blend
  • 3¾ cupsvegetable stock
  • 12 ozcremini mushrooms sliced
  • 1½yellow onions chopped
  • 3celery ribs chopped
  • 1½ tbspfresh sage, chopped
  • ¾ cupdried cranberries
  • ¾ cuppecans toasted and chopped
  • ¾ cupgrated Parmesan leave out for vegan
  • 1½ tspkosher salt

How to make it

  1. Cook the rice

    Simmer the wild rice in the stock, covered, 40 to 45 minutes, until the grains split and are tender. Drain any extra liquid.

  2. Make the filling

    In a wide pan, cook the onion and celery in 2 tbsp oil over medium heat 8 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and cook until browned and dry, 8 minutes more. Stir in the sage, rice, cranberries, pecans, salt and half the Parmesan.

  3. Roast the squash

    Heat the oven to 400°F. Halve the squash through the stem and scoop out the seeds. Brush the cut sides with oil, season, and roast cut-side down on a sheet pan 25 minutes, until a knife slips in easily.

  4. Fill and finish

    Turn the squash over, pile in the filling, top with the rest of the Parmesan and bake 20 to 25 minutes more, until hot and golden on top.

Chef's notes

  • Delicata or small honeynut squash work too; roast them 5 minutes less.
  • For vegan guests, leave off the Parmesan and finish with toasted breadcrumbs.

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