Recipe: Perfect Thanksgiving Leftover Baked Acorn Squash

Thanksgiving Leftover Baked Acorn Squash. Now, using a spoon place leftover stuffing and quinoa/rice mix with leftover turkey and corn into the baked acorn squash halves. Place a scoop of leftover cranberry sauce onto each mixture filled acorn squash half. Stir in turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and wine.

Spoon turkey mixture into squash cavities. It starts with some leftover roasted acorn squash. If you don't have any squash leftover, you can roast some up just for the fritters. You can cook Thanksgiving Leftover Baked Acorn Squash using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Thanksgiving Leftover Baked Acorn Squash

1. Prepare 2-4 of whole acorn squash.
2. Prepare 1 stick of Butter.
3. Prepare Pinch of Fresh Herbs.
4. You need 2-4 cups of Brown sugar.
5. You need Dash of Honey.
6. Prepare 1 of box/bag Brown rice and/or Quinoa (or leftover if available).
7. You need 1 tablespoon of Olive oil.
8. Prepare 1 of Sweet Orange pepper.
9. Prepare 1 of Sweet Yellow pepper.
10. It's 1 of yellow onion.
11. Prepare of Leftover turkey.
12. You need of Leftover corn.
13. It's of Leftover stuffing.
14. You need of Leftover cranberry sauce.
15. You need of Leftover Marshmallows.
16. It's of Baked Squash Seeds.

Halve a medium-sized acorn squash and scoop out the seeds. Brush the cut side of the squash with some olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt, black pepper, and some brown sugar. Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe: Thanksgiving Stuffed Acorn Squash. I am so excited to partner with Rubbermaid to bring you this awesome Thanksgiving leftover recipe!

Thanksgiving Leftover Baked Acorn Squash instructions

1. Preheat Oven to 375°. Wash and cut acorn squash into halves. Scoop out all the seeds and set aside. Place squash onto a baking sheet or dish. Cut stick of butter, placing 2-3 pats into each squash half according to size. Add a pinch of leftover herbs from making your Thanksgiving Turkey, I had some thyme leftover, but use what you have and/or prefer. *(If you already have leftover cooked acorn squash halves then skip this step and cut the time in half!).
2. Next, place 1/2 cup brown sugar into each squash half on top of the butter and herbs. Drizzle honey across each squash along the edges and inside middles. Place in the oven for 30-35 to soften up while you prepare the filling. *(If you already have leftover cooked acorn squash halves then skip this step!).
3. Slice yellow and orange peppers and sweet onion. Saute veggies in oil, then make the rice and/or quinoa according to instructions. *(We didnt have rice or quinoa leftover from our feast so I used a one skillet meal starter with quinoa and brown rice. If you have leftover rice or quinoa to use then skip this step!).
4. When skillet mix is finished, add leftover turkey (shredded or diced) to the mix. Add leftover corn also and mix well. Cover and set aside..
5. Remove acorn squash from heat and allow to cool slightly, while you make the baked seeds..
6. Leave oven at 375°. Remove all seeds from squash insides and place into a bowl. Wash and rinse well. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray and lay seeds out into a flat layer. Spray a layer of cooking spray across the tops of seeds. Immediately after spraying, dust tops with cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 15-20 mins until toasty. Then remove and let cool. *(If you already have some baked seeds use what you have and skip this step!).
7. Now, using a spoon place leftover stuffing and quinoa/rice mix with leftover turkey and corn into the baked acorn squash halves..
8. Finally, Preheat the oven to 400°. Place a scoop of leftover cranberry sauce onto each mixture filled acorn squash half. Top with leftover marshmallows (if you use these from your sweet potato recipes) and drizzle honey across tops. Place into Oven..
9. Bake stuffed acorn squash for 25-35 mins until marshmallow is melted and insides are warm. Remove from heat. Top with baked seeds. Serve & Enjoy!.

Cut squash in half; discard seeds. In one cup of baked acorn squash you get a good source of complex carbs, vitamins A and C, and it is high in fiber! Similar to spaghetti squash and butternut squash, acorn squash is great option for a pasta or bread alternative! How to prepare your Acorn Squash: The toughest part about preparing your acorn squash is actually cutting it in half! Pour in the turkey leftovers and stir the mixture so that everything is evenly mixed.