Baked Acorn Squash with Bacon
How To Bake Acorn Squash with Bacon

Baking acorn squash is the easiest and most popular way of cooking it. Acorn squash are wonderfully easy side dish that is great anytime of the year. My daughter always wants this Baked Acorn Squash with Bacon for her birthday dinner.

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Baked Acorn Squash with Bacon

1 acorn squash, halved
1 slice thick lean bacon, cut in half
Salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Cut squash in half lengthwise (from stem to end). Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and stringy stuff in the center of each squash half. Score the insides of each half several times with a sharp knife. Salt and pepper in the hollow scoop of each squash half. Place a bacon half in the hollow of of each squash.

Place each half in a large baking pan, cut side up. Add about approximately 1/4-inch of water to the bottom of the baking pan so that the skins don't burn and the squash doesn't get dried out. Bake approximately 1 hour or until tender when flesh is poked with a fork. Remove from oven and let cool a

Makes 2 Servings.