Southwestern Ground Beef Stuffed Butternut Squash

• annokset: 4 servings
• aktiivinen aika: 20 minutes
• kokonaisaika: 1 hour

Ainekset

2 butternut squash (medium size - I used the ones that were 7 or 8 inches long)

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ teaspoon salt

black pepper (freshly ground)

1 tablespoon olive oil

16 oz ground beef

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon salt (or more)

15 oz canned black beans (rinsed and drained)

15 oz corn kernels (cooked, drained)

4 oz diced mild chiles (canned)

10 oz cherry tomatoes (sliced)

6 green onions (chopped)

1/2 cup pepper jack cheese (shredded)

1/2 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)

Ohjeet

How to roast butternut squash

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Prepare the butternut squash. Slice each one in half lengthwise. (Note: you can microwave a whole butternut squash (before slicing it in half) in the microwave oven for 5 or 10 minutes to soften it up). Keep fingers away from the knife to avoid injury. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and fleshy strands tangled with the seeds.

Place butternut squash cut sides up on a baking sheet. Drizzle the cut sides of butternut squashes with olive oil and rub the oil into the squash. Season generously with salt and pepper. Turn the squash over, and place it cut sides down on a baking sheet. (Tip: you can line the baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean-up.)

Roast in the preheated oven at 400 F for 30 or 40 minutes on the middle rack.

Make Southwestern ground beef mixture

While you roast the butternut squash, make the Southwestern ground beef mixture.

In a large, high-sided skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until completely cooked through. Drain any fat and liquid.

Add all the spices to the drained and cooked ground beef and mix to combine - chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt.

Add drained and rinsed black beans, corn, sliced cherry tomatoes, diced mild green chiles, and half of the chopped green onions to the same skillet and mix very well to combine over medium heat.

Taste and season with more spices and mores salt, if needed.

How to stuff butternut squash

By this time, you have roasted the butternut squash for 30 or 40 minutes. Remove it from the oven and turn cooked squash halves cut sides up.

Let it cool slightly. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh leaving about a 1-inch border along the sides. (For reference, I provide the step-by-step photos for this step, above the recipe card).

Add the scooped out flesh to the skillet with the ground beef mixture and mix to combine. Reheat.

Divide the ground beef mixture among the 4 halves and stuff the squash until the mixture is leveled or a bit higher.

Top the ground beef stuffed butternut squash with shredded cheddar and pepper jack cheese.

Roast the stuffed butternut squash in the preheated oven at 400 F for 15 more minutes on medium rack until the cheese mixture melts.

Top with the remaining half of the chopped green onions.

Ravinto

• Kalorit: 858 kcal
• Rasva yhteensä: 45 g
• Tyydyttynyt rasva: 16 g
• Tyydyttymätön rasva: 23 g
• Transrasva: 1 g
• Kolesteroli: 107 mg
• Natrium: 1318 mg
• Hiilihydraatit yhteensä: 84 g
• Ravintokuitu: 19 g
• Sokerit yhteensä: 15 g
• Proteiini: 40 g