Beef Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 medium acorn squash
• 3/4 lb lean beef, ground
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sage, ground
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup rice, cooked
• 1/4 cup colby or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cut each squash in half; discard seeds.
• 2 place cut side down in a 3 quart rectangular baking pan.
• 3 bake in preheated 350 f oven 50-55 minutes or until tender.
• 4 saute beef, onion and celery in a large frypan until meat is browned; drain off any fat. blend in flour, salt and sage. stir in milk.
• 5 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil and thickens.
• 6 stir in cooked rice. turn squash cut side up in pan; fill squash cavities with equal amounts of meat mixture. return to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes.
• 7 top with cheese; bake 3 minutes longer.