Steps to Prepare Stuffed Lamb With Rice

Sausage And Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

Place lamb in netting to hold shape.

Recipe Summary Sausage And Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

This dish will work with just about any sausage, but you may want to adjust the seasonings according to type. I love the way the flavors seep deep into the soft, sweet flesh of the squash-a great cold-weather meal!

Ingredients | Stuffed Lamb With Rice

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded

8 ounces merguez (spicy lamb) sausage, casings removed

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ red bell pepper, diced

3 tablespoons buttermilk or plain yogurt

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

1 egg

1 cup cooked rice

1 tablespoon plain breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking dish large enough to hold the 4 squash halves in one layer.

Crumble sausage into a bowl. Add salt, cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, diced pepper, buttermilk or yogurt, chopped mint, and egg. Mix well, breaking mixture down to a paste-like consistency, 3 or 4 minutes. Mix in cooked rice.

Divide mixture among the squash halves. Sprinkle stuffing with a pinch or 2 of breadcrumbs and some grated cheese. Drizzle lightly with olive oil.

Cover dish loosely with aluminum foil, more tented than wrapped; foil shouldn't touch the tops of the stuffed squash.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake until top is golden brown and squash is soft and tender, 30 to 45 minutes.

Info | Stuffed Lamb With Rice

Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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