Beef Stuffed Butternut Squash Recipe For Candida
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, cut in half and seeded
- 1 lb ground beef
- 6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
- 8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 3 red onion, sliced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
- cooking fat
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Season the squash with salt and pepper to taste and place in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Melt some cooking fat in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add one of the sliced onions, the garlic, the celery, and the carrots.
- Cook until celery is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the beef, sprinkle with the cinnamon, season to taste, and cook until the meat is browned.
- Add the sliced mushrooms, continue cooking until vegetables are soft, and remove from heat.
- Once the squash is cooked, scrape out some of the flesh from the squash, and mix with the beef and vegetables.
- Stuff the squash with the beef mixture and bake in the oven for another 10 minutes.
- Caramelize the remaining onions in a skillet over medium heat in some cooking fat (this takes about 10 minutes).
- Serve the squash topped with bacon and caramelized onions.
Dominik Mueller
delish squahs!