Apple Filled Squash Halves

Title:
Apple Filled Squash Halves

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Fruits,
Hamburger,
Meats,
Side
Dishes,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





     2    Acorn Squash; Md


     1 lb Lean Ground Beef


 1 1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Cinnamon


     2 c  Apples; Pared & Chopped,2 Lg


   1/4 c  Raisins


          Salt


     4 tb Brown Sugar; Packed


     2 tb Margarine Or Butter; Melted






 Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Cut each of the squash in half and remove


 the seeds and fibers.  Place the squash, cut sides down, in an ungreased


 baking pan.  Then add water to the depth of 1/4-inch and bake, uncovered,


 until the squash is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.  While the squash is


 baking, cook and stir the meat in a large skillet until it is brown.


 Drain off the excess fat.  Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in


 the 1 1/2 ts of salt as well as the cinnamon, the coarsely chopped tart


 apples and the raisins.  When the squash is cooked, turn them so that the


 cut side is up and remove them to a platter.  Drain off any remaining


 liquid in the pan and dry.  Scoop out the pulp from the acorn squash,


 making a shell that is 1/4-inch thick all the way around.  Season the


 shells with salt to taste.  Mash the pulp and mix in the meat mixture.


 Return to the shells, piling them full and sprinkle with 1 tb of brown


 sugar on each.  Drizzle with the melted butter.  Bake uncovered until the


 apple is tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.  Serve hot.


 


 NOTE:


 


 You can substitute a combination of 1/2 lb lean ground beef and 1/2 lb of


 bulk pork sausage for the 1 lb of lean ground beef.