Shannon's Stuffed Delicata Squash

Name: Shannon's Stuffed Delicata Squash
Total time: 58
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 delicata squash, halved lengthwise and seeded; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ sweet red onion, chopped; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 pound ground turkey; 1 tablespoon crumbled cooked bacon; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon safflower (Mexican saffron); sea salt to taste; 1 bunch rainbow chard, stemmed and chopped; ¼ cup vegetable broth, or as needed; 1 (4 ounce) log crumbled goat cheese; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon saffron; ½ cup panko bread crumbs (Optional); 2 tablespoons butter, melted (Optional)

Recipe by jozemom from allrecipes.com

Dinner 58 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 delicata squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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½ sweet red onion, chopped
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2 stalks celery, diced
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1 pound ground turkey
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1 tablespoon crumbled cooked bacon
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1 teaspoon ground turmeric
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1 teaspoon ground cumin

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1 teaspoon safflower (Mexican saffron)
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sea salt to taste
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1 bunch rainbow chard, stemmed and chopped
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¼ cup vegetable broth, or as needed
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1 (4 ounce) log crumbled goat cheese
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 teaspoon saffron
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½ cup panko bread crumbs (Optional)
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2 tablespoons butter, melted (Optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place squash cut side-down on a shallow baking dish with about 1/2 inch water at the bottom.
Bake in the preheated oven until fork-tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add turkey, bacon, garlic, turmeric, cumin, safflower, and sea salt; cook and stir until turkey is no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Add chard and just enough broth to create steam. Cook until chard is wilted and liquid has evaporated, about 4 minutes.
Drain any remaining liquid from under the squash. Flip squash cut side-up. Spread goat cheese equally over each squash half; fill cavities with the turkey mixture.
Toss bread crumbs and butter together lightly in a bowl; spread evenly over the squash halves. Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Return squash to the oven and bake under the broiler, watching closely, until bread crumbs are golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.