Stuffed Butternut Squash
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Stuffed butternut squash makes a wonderful vegetarian main course. We stuff ours with brown rice, cranberries and feta. Serve with seasonal greens on the side.
Ingredients
1 butternut squash (1.2kg)
3 tbsp Biona Organic Coconut Oil
1 red onion
1 clove of garlic
30g spinach, finely chopped
10 Biona Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes
75g roasted cherry tomatoes
75g Biona Organic Brown Basmati Rice
75g Biona Organic Dried Cranberries
1 pack organic feta cheese
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Wash the butternut squash, cut it in half lengthways, then remove and reserve the seeds.
- Use a spoon to score and scoop some flesh out, making a gully for the stuffing all along the length of the butternut squash.
- Finely chop the scooped-out flesh with the seeds and put into a frying pan on a medium heat with 2 tbsp of coconut oil.
- Peel, finely chop and add the onion and garlic, stirring regularly and adding the spinach and tomatoes.
- Stir into the pan with the rice and cranberries.
- Fry for 10 minutes, or until softened.
- Pack the mixture tightly into the gully in the two butternut squash halves, then press the halves firmly back together.
- Rub the skin of the butternut squash with a little coconut oil, salt and pepper.
- Wrap the butternut squash in tin foil and place in the oven.
- Bake for around 2 hours, or until soft and cooked through.