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Moroccan Style Stuffed Acorn Squash

this sounds like a very interesting recipe. com website. it was submitted by truckerdoo. here's his introduction. "vegetables, garbanzos, raisins and couscous in a lovely moroccan broth taste delicious inside butter and brown sugar-brushed acorn squash. you can experiment with different vegetables, or add diced chicken. feel free to be creative with your amounts - i usually freestyle and end up with leftover stuffing mixture, which tastes great on its own the next day. "

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Ingredients

  • brown sugar
  • butter
  • acorn squash
  • olive oil
  • garlic cloves
  • celery
  • carrots
  • garbanzo beans
  • raisins
  • ground cumin
  • salt and pepper
  • chicken broth
  • couscous

Preparation

  1. 1preheat oven to 350 degrees f
  2. 2arrange squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet
  3. 3bake 30 minutes , or until tender
  4. 4dissolve the sugar in the melted butter
  5. 5brush squash with the butter mixture , and keep squash warm while preparing the stuffing
  6. 6heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
  7. 7stir in the garlic , celery , and carrots , and cook 5 minutes
  8. 8mix in the garbanzo beans and raisins
  9. 9season with cumin , salt , and pepper
  10. 10continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender
  11. 11pour the chicken broth into the skillet , and mix in the couscous
  12. 12cover skillet , and turn off heat
  13. 13allow couscous to absorb liquid for 5 minutes
  14. 14stuff squash halves with the skillet mixture to serve