Stuffed Turban Squash

 

Farmer’s Market

 

1    Turban squash (3 to 4 pounds)

 

Stuffing

2    tablespoons butter or margarine

2    tablespoons sweet yellow onion, chopped

1    stalk celery, chopped

1    cup sausage

1    cup soft bread crumbs

2    tablespoons light brown sugar

1    cup cooked squash

      Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

 

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.  Remove the top, seeds and membranes from the squash.  Place squash and turban cut side down in a pan with ˝ inch-water.  Pierce the skin with a fork several times.  Lightly cover and bake for 40 minutes or until tender.*  Scoop out 1 cup cooked squash from cavity.   Sauté onions and celery in butter/margarine.  Add sausage and cook until well done.  Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar, bread crumbs and cooked squash.  Season to taste and spoon into squash cavity.  Bake for 20 minutes to let stuffing

heat through.  For serving, place cooked turban on top of stuffing. 

*Baking time may vary according to the size of the squash.

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist