Name: Baked Acorn Squash with Caramelized Apples, Pecans, and Onions Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 13 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 acorn squash; 5 tbsp butter; ½ cup onion; 3 cup apples; ½ cup brown sugar; ½ cup pecans; ½ cup golden raisins; 3 tsp lemon juice

Baked Acorn Squash with Caramelized Apples, Pecans, and Onions Recipe

King Joiner Modified: November 12, 2023

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If you want to level-up this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, here’s a side dish that’s a crowd-pleaser. It’s easy to make and it’s healthy too. Check out our baked acorn squash recipe.

How To Make Baked Acorn Squash with Caramelized Apples, Pecans, and Onions

This baked acorn squash recipe serves enough for four people and the best part about it, is that it's a side dish that will go well with any meaty dish on Thanksgiving.

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 1 hr 13 mins

Total: 1 hr 33 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

4 acorn squash
5 tbsp butter
½ cup onion, chopped
3 cup apples, peeled, cored, and diced
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup pecans, chopped
½ cup golden raisins
3 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Scrub the squash, half lengthwise, and scoop out and discard seeds.
In large skillet, melt 3 tbsp of the butter over medium high heat.
Add the onions, apples, and brown sugar and sauté until the onions and apples are slightly caramelized.
Add the walnuts and raisins and sauté another 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Spoon the mixture into the squash halves and dot with remaining butter.
Place in a baking dish with about ½-inch of hot water in the bottom of dish.
Cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove foil, and bake an additional 30 minutes.
Let squash rest for about 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Sugar: 49g
:
Calcium: 199mg
Calories: 601kcal
Carbohydrates: 103g
Fat: 24g
Fiber: 11g
Iron: 4mg
Potassium: 1848mg
Protein: 6g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Sodium: 190mg
Vitamin A: 2258IU
Vitamin C: 55mg

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