Baked and Stuffed Delicata Squash

This delicata squash recipe is simple, quick, healthier, and very filling, but if you cut it up for slices, it can be served as an appetizer. Use the sliced cherry tomatoes in the stuffing to make it even more juicy.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 514 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 delicata squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 1 clove elephant garlic, chopped
• 1 pinch ground multi-colored peppercorns, or to taste
• ¼ pound bacon, cubed, or to taste
• ¼ cup shredded Italian cheese blend, or to taste
• ⅓ large purple onion, diced
• 4 super-mammoth olives stuffed with garlic and jalapeno
• ¼ cup chopped cherry tomatoes, or to taste
• ⅛ cup parsley, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine bacon, sour cream, shredded Italian cheese blend, onion, garlic, olives, pepper, and salt in a bowl and stir to blend. Place squash halves in a baking dish and fill each with stuffing.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve garnished with parsley and cherry tomatoes.