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Stuffed butternut squash

  • Time to make: 1 hr 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people (as a side, or 2 as a meal)
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash (1kg)
    • 1 leek, chopped finely
    • 1 clove garlic, crushed
    • 1 red capsicum, deseeded and diced
    • ½ cup mushrooms, diced
    • 1 cup chopped finely fresh parsley
    • juice of 1 lemon
    • ½ teaspoon dried sage
    • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
    • ¼ cup currants
    • ½ cup cashew nuts, toasted and roughly chopped
    • 100g basmati rice
    • salt and pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C.

    2 Slice squash lengthways in half, scoop out seeds and discard, score flesh and scoop out with a spoon (enough to create a cavity for rice mixture).

    3 Spray pan with olive oil, heat and add leek and garlic, stir for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and squash, fry until softened.

    4 Add mushrooms, stir for 2 minutes and take off heat. Add rice, cashew nuts, parsley, sage, thyme, lemon juice and currants. Season well with salt and pepper.

    5 Pack the mixture into the squash halves and press together.

    6 Spray squash with olive oil then wrap in foil. Bake for 1 hour, or until tender.

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