Italian Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash
Yield: 4 people
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
This Italian Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash recipe is the ultimate comfort food and it's a complete meal with lots of veggies and protein. It's also low-carb, gluten-free and paleo-friendly!
Ingredients
- 2 butternut squash
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 8 ounces italian pork sausage
- 1 cups onion — diced
- 1 cups Yellow Bell Pepper — diced
- 1 cups broccoli — cut very small piece
- 1/2 cup green olives — green stuffed olives
- 1/8 teaspoon chili powder — ground chili pepper
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese for garnishing
Instructions
-
Preheat oven to 350F.
-
Cut in half the squash lengthwise and remove seeds.
-
Season the cut sides with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper.
-
Place the halved squash on a baking sheet, flesh side down.
-
Bake for 35-40 mins or until is tender.
-
Keep the oven on.
-
In a skillet brown the sausage over medium-high heat, about 6 to 8 minutes.
-
Add the bell pepper, broccoli, green olives, ground chili pepper, salt and pepper. Cook for about 3-5 minutes.
-
Divide the stuffing sausage mixture between the baked squash halves, and top with the cheese.
-
Place the filled squash on a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven.
-
Bake until the squash are heated through and the cheese melts.
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
dinner, gluten-free, healthy, low-carb, lunch, paleo, Special Diet
Nutrition Information
Amount per serving (1/4) — Calories: 317, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 879mg, Potassium: 545mg, Carbohydrates: 16g, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g, Protein: 13gIf you make this recipe, follow @primaverakitchen on Instagram, snap a photo and hashtag it #primaverakitchen. I'd love to see what you're making!
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please visit my disclosure page here.