Glazed Acorn Squash


Serves: 4

Ingredients

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°.

2. Cut each squash lengthwise in half remove seeds and fibers. Place squash, cut sides up, in ungreased rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches. Spoon 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 tablespoon whipping cream into each half.

3. Bake uncovered about 1 hour or until tender.

NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Serving: Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 45) Fat 5g (Saturated 3g) Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 35mg Carbohydrate 47g (Dietary Fiber 9g) Protein 3g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 12% Vitamin C 18% Calcium 10% Iron 10% DIET EXCHANGES: 2 Starch 1 Fruit 1 Fat

Slow Cooker Directions: Use squash that are 3/4 to 1 pound each. Cut squash crosswise in half remove seeds and fibers. Pour 1/4 cup water into 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place squash halves, cut sides up, in cooker. (Stacking squash halves in cooker may be necessary.) Spoon 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 tablespoon whipping cream into each half. Cover and cook on high heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until tender.

Apple-Stuffed Acorn Squash: Omit maple syrup and whipping cream. Bake squash halves 30 minutes. Mix 1 large tart red apple, diced, 2 tablespoons chopped nuts, 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine, melted. Spoon apple mixture into squash halves. Bake about 30 minutes longer or until tender.

From "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This Glazed Acorn Squash recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 9th Edition Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


More Recipes from the Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 9th Edition Cookbook:
Applesauce
Au Gratin Potatoes
Broccoli with Pine Nuts
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Caramelized Onions
FRESH VEGETABLE COOKING CHART
FRUIT BASICS
Favorite Green Bean Casserole
Fried Potatoes
Frozen Pineapple on a Stick
Fruit Kabobs with Yogurt
Glazed Acorn Squash
Glazed Carrots
Green Beans Olé
Hash Brown Potatoes
Hazelnut-Parmesan Asparagus
Herbed Broccoli
Mashed Potatoes
Mixed Roasted Vegetables
Mushrooms
NEED TO BREATHE
Onions
Oven-Fried Potato Wedges
Peas and Almonds
Potato Casserole Supreme
Potato Pancakes
Potatoes
Ratatouille
Rhubarb Sauce
Roasted Rosemary-Onion Potatoes
Sautéed Mushrooms
Scalloped Corn
Scalloped Potatoes
Spinach Soufflé
Squash
Sweet-Sour Red Cabbage
TIMETABLE FOR GRILLING VEGETABLES
Twice-Baked Potatoes
VEGETABLE BASICS
Wilted Spinach




"I must say this is the best recipe software I have ever owned."
-Rob

"Your DVO cookbook software saves me time and money!"
-Mary Ann

"Call it nutrition software, meal planning software, cooking software, recipe manager, or whatever you want. It is the software I use to stay healthy!"
-David

"Your software is the best recipe organizer and menu planner out there!"
-Toni

"Thank you so very much for creating such a wonderful cooking recipe program. I think this is the best recipe program there is!"
-Sarah

"I saw lots of recipe software for PC computers but I was having a hard time finding really good mac recipe software. I'm so glad I discovered Cook'n! It's so nice to have all my recipes in a computer recipe organizer. Cook'n has saved me so much time with meal planning and the recipe nutrition calculator is amazing!!!
-Jill

My favorite is the Cook'n Recipe App.
-Tom