Stuffed Acorn Squash 

Ingredients:

-2 acorn squash, halved, deseeded 

-8oz sausage

-1 onion, chopped 

-2 cups packed spinach, chopped

-2-3 cloves garlic, minced

-1/4 cup whole wheat panko

-1/4 cup parmesan cheese

-3 tbsp olive oil 

-salt and pepper

-Italian herb seasoning 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line baking sheet with foil. Cut skin side of acorn squash a little bit so that it can sit skin side up, which it will need to for end of recipe. Drizzle and rub olive oil into acorn squash. Salt and pepper and sprinkle on some Italian seasoning. Place FACE DOWN on baking sheet. Cook for 35-45min.

2.  Cook onion in skillet with olive oil until soft, even better caramelize them for extra flavor. 

3. Add sausage to skillet. Break up as you cook it. Cool until browned

4. Add spinach and garlic. Sautee. 

5. In a separate bowl, mix together panko and parmesan and some Italian seasoning (1tsp of seasoning). 

6. Take out acorn squash from oven. Turn on broiler. Flip acorn squash. Evenly divide sausage spinach mixture into the acorn squash halves. Top with mixture of parmesan and panko. Put back in oven and broil for 2 min.