Stuffed Delicata Squash

Fall is so close - I can almost taste it.🍂  I've been ready to pull out my cozy sweaters and decorate my house with pumpkins for weeks now but as far as I can tell, it'll be at least another couple of weeks before we feel any hint of cool breeze in Georgia.  I'm certainly not wishing this warm weather away, but I am ready to start enjoying some hearty, warm, comfort foods without having to turn down the air conditioner. 😅 

Leave it to America's Test Kitchen to inspire me to start my Fall cooking a little early.  This delicata squash sounded so appealing and delicious that I decided not to wait a moment longer to give it a try. 

I should mention that before I saw this recipe in my Cook's magazine - I'd never even heard of a delicata squash.🤷🏻‍♀️😅  Acorn, spaghetti, butternut, zucchini and yellow - all squash varieties that I've bought and cooked.  Delicata - I had no idea where one would even go to purchase this type of squash.  

Turns out, these little yellow squash have been lingering on the back of the produce shelf in my local supermarket all along and I've just been overlooking them.  Now that I've discovered this petite sized squash, I have a feeling that this recipe is going to be a regular feature on our dinner table this Fall.   

Stuffed Delicata Squash
2 delicata squash, cut in half and seeded
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup bulgur
4 Tablespoons butter
10 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, chopped
5 cups baby spinach, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1/4 cup toasted pecans
​1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Sprinkle squash with 1 t. salt and pepper.

Place on foil lined baking sheet and bake 45 minutes at 350.

Bring 2 quarts water to a boil.  Add bulgur and 1 t. salt.  Reduce heat and simmer 12 minutes.  Drain.

Melt butter in skillet.  Add mushrooms, onion and 3/4 t. salt. 

Cook 10 minutes.  

Stir in spinach and thyme and cook until wilted.  

Remove from heat and stir in bulgur, pecans and cheddar.

Stuff squash with mixture and place on a foil lined baking sheet.  

Sprinkle with additional cheese.  Broil squash until lightly browned.  

Ciao!

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