Acorn Squash Sausage Bake
Serves: 4.
 
Ingredients
  • 2 acorn squash
  • ¼ cup onion, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 pound ground pork no-salt sausage (see recipe)
  • ½ cup plain bread crumbs (or Panko)
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups apple sauce
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a shallow baking or casserole dish.
  2. Cut each squash in half lengthwise. Remove and discard seeds. Place squash, cut side down, in prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, sauté onion and butter in large skillet until soft, about 3 minutes. Add sausage and cook until no longer pink. Remove from heat and stir in the bread crumbs, raisins, applesauce, and egg.
  4. Remove squash from oven. Turn squash over. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Place sausage mixture in each squash cavity. Cover the baking dish and return to oven. Bake 15 minutes, then uncover and bake 15 minutes more until squash is tender.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1.5 cups Sodium: 71 mg.
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/pork/acorn-squash-sausage-bake/