Beef-stuffed Acorn Squash

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 acorn squash
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 tablespoons onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sage (to taste) or 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning (to taste)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup rice, cooked
• 2 tablespoons almonds, slivered (optional)
• 2 tablespoons green olives, sliced (optional)
• 1/4 cup cheddar cheese or 1/4 cup cheese, of choice

Recipe

• 1 cut squash in half.
• 2 discard seeds and sprinkle squash with a little salt.
• 3 bake, cut side down in baking dish, at 350 degrees till tender, 45-50 minutes.
• 4 cook beef, onion, and celery till meat is brown.
• 5 drain off fat.
• 6 stir in flour, salt and sage.
• 7 add milk.
• 8 cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 9 stir in rice, olives and almonds.
• 10 turn squash cut side up in dish; fill.
• 11 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.