Recipe: Yummy Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage

Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage.

You can cook Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage

1. 🢂 3 of acorn squash.
2. 🢂 1/2 tsp of salt.
3. 🢂 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
4. 🢂 of Olive oil cooking spray.
5. 🢂 3 tsp of olive oil.
6. 🢂 1 lb of spicy Italian turkey sausage.
7. 🢂 1 of large leek.
8. 🢂 3 cloves of garlic.
9. 🢂 4 cups of baby kale.
10. 🢂 1/3 cup of chicken broth.
11. 🢂 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts.
12. 🢂 3 tsp of parmesan cheese, freshly grated.
13. 🢂 3 tbs of panko breadcrumbs.
14. 🢂 of Red pepper flakes, optional.

step by step Acorn Squash with Kale and Turkey Sausage

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the squash in half. Cut a thin slice off the round side of each squash half to create a stable base. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; coat with cooking spray. Place squash flesh side down on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; bake until golden and tender, 40 minutes. Remove from oven; flip squash and set aside..
2. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat 1 teaspoon oil. Add sausage; cook, breaking into coarse pieces, until brown, 6 minutes; transfer to a bowl. To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and leek; cook until leek is soft, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 30 seconds. Add kale and toss; add broth. Cover and cook until kale is tender, 5 minutes; stir in sausage. Divide kale-sausage filling among squash..
3. In a bowl, combine walnuts, Parmesan, panko and optional red pepper flakes; sprinkle evenly over squash bowls and coat with cooking spray. Broil until panko is golden, 2 minutes..