Description
This baked acorn squash with baby kale and mushroom sauce is so addictive, you’ll be scraping the bottom and fighting for the last bit of chewy melted cheese!
Ingredients
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- 2 pounds acorn squash
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup baby kale (finely chopped)
- 1/2 small red onion
- 8 button mushrooms (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 200 ml 2% milk
- pinch nutmeg
- 1/3 cup shredded cheese such as Italian Five Cheese, Mozzarella or Monterey Jack
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Slice the top of the acorn squash and set aside – you will be using it as a lid later on.
- Scoop out the seeds and put the squash, along with the top, facing down on a cooking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 40 minutes.
- In a pan over medium high heat, add olive oil, kale, onions and mushrooms and cook for 10 minutes, until mushrooms are golden brown.
- Add butter and stir.
- Sprinkle flour while constantly stirring and cook for one minute.
- Slowly add milk while stirring and cook until sauce thickens. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper and transfer mixture to a bowl. Set aside.
- Take acorn squash out of the oven and transfer the top part to a plate. Set aside.
- Spoon the kale and mushrooms sauce into the squash and top with cheese.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Turn the oven to broil and broil for 4-5 minutes, until cheese is golden brown and bubbling. Top with the lid and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 6.4 g
- Sodium: 154.1 mg
- Fat: 13.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 36.1 g
- Fiber: 5.4 g
- Protein: 11.2 g
- Cholesterol: 16.6 mg
