Acorn squash makes me happy. Acorn squash with onions, apples, spinach and free-range chicken sausage makes me really happy.
Slice an acorn squash in half. Remove the seeds (you can save these and roast them!) Drizzle with olive oil, and place in a baking pan. Add 1/4 inch water to pan. Roast squash at 400* for 35-40 minutes, until squash is tender.
Meanwhile, brown 1 pound of lean chicken sausage (or ground chicken). Add 1 tsp peppercorns, 1/2 tsp sage and 1 chopped medium onion. Once meat is browned and onions are soft, add 1 chopped apple. Let cook until apple softens.
Once just about ready, add 2-3 cups spinach. Stir until spinach wilts slightly. Combine squash with chicken/apple/spinach mixture, and serve over brown rice.
I can’t even tell you how much I loved this dish. I’m thinking it might reappear during Christmas dinner – maybe a meatless version to serve as a side dish?
The only problem is, I don’t know what to call it. It’s not a casserole. It’s not a stew. It’s not a stir fry. So for now, we’ll call it a mix 
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Peppercorn and Sage Apple and Squash Chicken Sausage Mix
by EatCleanLiveGreen.com
Ingredients
- 1 Acorn Squash
- Olive Oil
- 1 lb ground chicken or chicken sausage (preferable organic or free-range)
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp sage
- 1 chopped medium onion
- 1 chopped apple
- 2-3 cups spinach
- Brown rice, cooked
Directions
- Slice acorn squash in half. Remove the seeds (you can save these and roast them!).
- Drizzle with olive oil, and place in a baking pan. Add 1/4 inch water to pan.
- Roast squash at 400* for 35-40 minutes, until squash is tender.
- Meanwhile, brown chicken sausage.
- Add peppercorns, sage and onion. Once meat is browned and onions are soft, add apple. Let cook until apple softens.
- Once just about ready, add spinach. Stir until spinach wilts slightly.
- Combine squash with chicken/apple/spinach mixture, and serve over brown rice.
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Yum, yum, yum! I think chicken + apple is SUCH a good combo!
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This looks really good…although I’ll admit, apple in savory things freaks me out a little…never tried it. I wonder if I could get my boyfriend to eat this. I’d have to just make it and not tell him what’s in it
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I love the addition of apples to savoury dishes.
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Looks Tasty
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Oooh love the idea of apples and chicken with the squash! Sounds like a fab mix to me!
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All I can say is YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That looks amazing!
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Mmm this combination sounds amazing! I bet kidney beans would be a good sub for the chicken, too!
I love me some acorn squash.
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