Acorn Squash With Dried Fruit And Granola Compote Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Turn acorn squash upside down onto a cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until it begins to soften, approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
• Remove squash from the oven and turn onto a plate so that the flesh is facing upwards. Place butter and brown sugar into the squash, and place remaining squash over the other piece. Place squash in a baking dish (so the squash won't slide around too much) while baking.
• Place squash in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven and bake another 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes, or until tender. Dissolve the sugar in the melted butter. Brush squash with the butter mixture, and keep squash warm while preparing the stuffing.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, celery, and carrots, and cook 5 minutes. Mix in the garbanzo beans and raisins. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper, and continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
• Pour the chicken broth into the skillet, and mix in the couscous. Cover skillet, and turn off heat. Allow couscous to absorb liquid for 5 minutes. Stuff squash halves with the skillet mixture to serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 3-quart casserole with cooking spray.
• Cut each squash in half; scoop out seeds. Cut squash into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices, overlapping slightly, in casserole.
• In small bowl, mix melted butter and rosemary. In another small bowl, mix granola and 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture. Brush squash slices with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley, salt, pepper and granola mixture.
• Cover; bake 30 to 40 minutes or until squash is tender when pierced with fork. Uncover; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9 X 13" pan.
• Take the squash and microwave it for a few minutes until the skin can easily chip off with a little pressure from your finger nail- this will make it easier to cut in half. Let cool before you cut it in half! (5-10 minutes).
• Cut in half and scoop out center to make a nice 'bowl' for the compote. But leave enough squash to eat! (Some people may end up scooping out too much, and then they'll just be eating the compote --).
• Take each half the acorn squash- halved and centers scooped out. Place face side up in lightly greased pan.
• In a separate bowl, mix all ingredients RESERVING THE BUTTER to be cut up and placed on top. Make sure you mix thoroughly- separate equally amongst the 2 halves. Brush the 'rim' of the squash with additional melted butter, honey, or maple syrup.
• Cover with foil (lightly tent) and bake 20 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 20-30 minutes or until squash is tender when speared with a fork.