Happy Tuesday!! :D

Hope your week is going good!  Mine?  Crazy!  That's life in the asylum! So quick on the notes today.  This recipe is from Alton Brown in 2004.  The stuffing in this recipe for the squash can be used in just about any type "filling" situation.  Hope you enjoy!

Stuffed Squash

4 small acorn squash, 1 to 1 1/4 pounds each

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into four pieces

1/2 pound ground pork

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1/4 Cup chopped onion

1/4 Cup chopped celery

1/4 Cup chopped carrot

1/2 Cup white wine

1.5 Cups cooked rice

1 10 oz package frozen spinach, completely thawed, drained and chopped

1/2 Cup toasted pine nuts

1.5 teaspoons dried oregano

generous pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400°.

Cut 1 inch off the top of each acorn squash and scoop out the seeds.  If necessary in order for the squash to sit upright, cut off a small portion of the bottom.  Put 1 of the 4 pieces of butter in the cavity of each squash.  Set squash on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.  Set aside.

In a large saute pan over medium heat, brown the ground pork until no longer pink.  Remove the meat from the pan, add the olive oil and saute the onion, celery and carrot until they begin to soften, approximately 7 to 10 minutes.  Deglaze the pan with the white wine.

Return the pork to the pan along with the cooked rice, spinach, pine nuts, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.  Stirring constantly, heat mixture thoroughly, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.  Remove from the heat.  divide the mixture evenly among the squash, top each squash with it's lid and bake for 1 hour or until the squash is tender.  Serve immediately!