Shrimp Stuffed Delicata Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Toss the squash with a drizzle of oil and some salt. Place on the prepared baking sheet and roast until fork tender, about 25 minutes.
• Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add 3 tablespoons of the oil. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, add the onions, peppers and a pinch of salt and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Mince the garlic with a pinch of salt to help break it down. Stir it into the skillet along with the smoked paprika, harissa paste, tomato paste and the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and cook until caramelized, about 4 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of water and a large pinch of salt. Simmer until the sauce has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• While the sauce simmers, dice the shrimp into 1/2-inch pieces. Add the shrimp and butter to the sauce. Cook until the shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar to finish.
• Plate 1 delicata ring per plate and heap the shrimp into the center of the squash. Top with a sprinkle of parsley.

Steps:

• Cut 1 inch off the top and bottom of each squash. Use a melon baller or small spoon to scrape out the seeds. Sprinkle the inside of the squash with salt and pepper, then stand them upright on an oiled baking sheet.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. When it foams, add onions to pan and sauté, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften and turn translucent, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Add kale to pan and continue to cook, tossing, until kale begins to wilt, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and put vegetables into a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, place bread cubes on a sheet pan and toast in the oven until they begin to crisp on the outside, approximately 7 to 9 minutes. Add bread cubes to the bowl with the vegetables, and then add blue cheese and cranberries. Stir to combine.
• Put pecans in a dry sauté pan set over medium heat and toast the nuts until they begin to darken and turn fragrant, approximately 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in maple syrup and allow to cook for 1 minute, then scrape into the bowl with the rest of the stuffing and toss to combine. Taste and season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Lower oven temperature to 400 degrees. Divide the stuffing between the squash. Cut the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into 6 pieces, and top each squash with a dot of butter. Roast squash until the flesh has softened and you can easily pierce it with a fork, approximately 45 minutes. If the squash is browning too quickly, lay a sheet of aluminum foil over the top to prevent burning.
• Sprinkle parsley over the squash. Serve 1 whole squash per person as a main course, or 1/2 squash or less as a side dish.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in sage and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in walnuts, pistachios, almonds, and pine nuts. Remove from the heat.
• Combine 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, yogurt, and egg in a large bowl. Stir in nut mixture. Divide stuffing among squash halves. Sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese.
• Bake until acorn squash is tender when pierced with a fork and stuffing starts to brown, about 45 minutes.
• Cut each piece in half to serve.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, horseradish and Parmesan cheese until blended. Cut a small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic bag; add cream cheese mixture. Butterfly the shrimp along the outside curves. Pipe about 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into each shrimp. , Arrange on a serving platter. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with seafood sauce if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.