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This Roasted Acorn Squash is one of my favorite side dishes to make in the fall, and it's one of the easiest acorn squash recipes you can make! Squash is one of those ingredients where you don't. Acorn squashes aren't quite as tough and formidable as butternut squashes, but you need to use a chef's knife to cut this squash in half, or at least another heavy-duty knife that has some real heft to it.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have roasted acorn squash & raisin rice using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Roasted Acorn Squash & Raisin Rice:
- Get 1 acorn squash; peeled, de-seeded, & medium dice
- Get 1 C long grain rice
- Prepare 1 1/2 C chicken stock
- Make ready 1 yellow onion; medium dice
- Get 2 cloves garlic; minced
- Take 1/3 C raisins
- Prepare 2 t cumin
- Take 3/4 t cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1/2 t dried thyme
- Get 2 T butter
- Make ready 1 large pinch kosher salt & black pepper
- Make ready olive oil; as needed
Acorn is not a flashy squash like delicata, or a meaty fall and winter workhorse like butternut, but it's tender and delicate, with a subtly sweet and earthy flavor that takes well to butter and brown sugar. Delicious and healthy (vegetarian) Roasted Acorn Squash Soup that is quite easy to make. I'm obsessed with winter squash, especially when it's roasted. Acorn squash is one of my favorite For me winter squash is just one more amazing vegetable in the cornucopia of naturally (healthy).
Instructions to make Roasted Acorn Squash & Raisin Rice:
- Toss acorn squash with enough oil to coat. Season with salt, pepper, and 1 t cumin. Roast at 400° for approximately 15 minutes or until squash is caramelized and tender.
- Puree squash with chicken stock in a food processor. Empty contents into a saucepot. Reduce to 1 C.
- Heat butter in a seperate small saucepot. Add rice, onion, thyme, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook 1 minute. Add garlic. Cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add hot chicken stock and raisins. Bring to a simmer. Cover. Bake in oven at 350° for approximately 20 minutes or until liquid has absorbed. Fluff with fork.
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Chef Richard Ingraham provides a quick and easy recipe for making roasted acorn squash. The web-series was filmed at Miami Dade's Culinary Institute. This savory roasted acorn squash recipe is seasoned with rosemary, garlic powder, and onion powder. It is a delicious alternative to the sugary squash recipes. Prep Ahead Tip Acorn squash is a winter squash with firm, ribbed, green outer skin and orange flesh.
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