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 delicious Baked Acorn Squash with Bacon for her birthday
dinner every year.
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Baked Acorn Squash with Bacon
Recipe Type:
Squash,
Bacon
Yields: 2 servings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Ingredients:
1 acorn
squash, halved
1 slice thick lean bacon, cut in half
Salt and coarsely-ground
black pepper to taste
Preparation:
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.Makes 2 Servings.
