"Buttery roasted acorn squash, served with herby sausage, with sautéed shallots, kale, and cranberries. Drizzled with a maple white wine mustard sauce."
Roasted Acorn Squash with Chicken Sausage, Cranberries, and Maple White Wine Mustard Sauce
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Prep time 5mins
Cook time 1hr
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Squash and sausage
ingredients
- 1 acorn squash
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil, divided
- 1 diced shallot
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 pound chicken sausage (pork works fine, too!)
- 1 tablespoon white wine
- 1 cup chopped baby kale or spinach
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, for serving.
Squash and sausage
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400. Cut acorn squash in half lengthwise (from stem to base) and carefully slice into half moons using the ridges as a guide.
Step 2
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil- season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Bake for 1 hour, flipping at 30 minutes.
Step 4
In a large skillet, heat a little avocado oil. Add shallot, and cook to soften.
Step 5
Add sage, and garlic. Cook until fragrant.
Step 6
Add cranberries.
Step 7
Add chicken sausage, breaking up with wooden spoon. Brown all over.
Step 8
Stir in wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up brown bits from the bottom.
Step 9
Add kale, and stir to reduce.
Maple mustard white wine sauce
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Maple mustard white wine sauce
Step 1
Melt butter in a small sauce pan.
Step 2
Add mustards, and stir to combine.
Step 3
Pour in white wine, bring to a boil.
Step 4
Reduce to simmer, and allow to simmer until wine has reduced by half. About 25 minutes.
Step 5
Turn off the heat once desired consistency is achieved, and season with salt to taste.
Step 6
Stir in maple syrup.
Serving
Step 1
Serve in a shallow bowl, or plate with slices of squash, a few spoonfuls of the sausage mixture laid over, drizzled with sauce, and topped with chopped pecans.