Stuffed Acorn Squash

Wow! This was delicious!! I found this recipe online, and I am in love! My husband couldn't stop raving about it, and he's already asking me to make it again! Little does he know that I have two more already made for breakfast. ;)

Ingredients:

Serves 4:

• 2 acorn squash, cut in half, seeds removed
• 1 tbsp coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs  turkey breakfast sausage
• salt & pepper to taste
• 4 eggs (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat over to 375 degrees.
2. Place the acorn squash, cut side down, on a cookie sheet and back 20-25 minutes or until the squash is soft when you press on the skin. Remove from the oven and let cool a little.
3. While the squash is cooking, heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and saute until the onion turns translucent.
4. Add the turkey breakfast sausage. Cook the sausage, breaking up the sausage as it cooks, until no longer pink. 
5. Turn heat to low.
6. With a spoon, scoop out the insides of the squash being careful not to go through the skin.
7. Mix together the squash and the meat until well blended. 
8. Scoop the mixture back into the shells. 
9. **Optional** With a spoon, make a well inside the mixture, and crack an egg into the well. 
10. Bake for 10-15 minutes (or until the egg is cooked to your liking).
11. Enjoy!! 

You could also put the filling into a baking dish instead of the individual squash skins. It would be great for a party!