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Savory-Sweet Acorn Squash

Here's how you make Savory-Sweet Acorn Squash
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  • Servings: 3
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 3 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 acorn squash (washed, halved and seeded)
  • Ground coriander (for sprinkling)
  • Salt (for sprinkling)
  • Red pepper (for sprinkling - a little or a lot!)
  • 2 teaspoons raw sugar (divided - or substitute brown sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon butter (divided - at room temperature)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 400F.

  • Step 2: Place halved squash in a baking dish, or on a cookie sheet.

  • Step 3: Sprinkle coriander, salt, red pepper, and one teaspoon raw sugar over each squash cavity and up onto rim.

  • Step 4: Roast cut side up, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until fork tender.

  • Step 5: Remove from oven; increase oven temperature to BROIL.

  • Step 6: Add 1/2 teaspoon room temperature butter to each hot squash cavity.

  • Step 7: Spoon melted butter (and pooled sugar) carefully up onto the squash rim.

  • Step 8: Watching carefully, BROIL squash for 1-2 minutes until the squash begins to bubble and caramelize.

  • Step 9: Allow squash to cool for about 5 minutes before serving. If squash halves are large, halve again to serve four!

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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