Baked squash with nutty mushroom stuffing
Let veggies be the star of the show this Christmas with this vegan baked squash with an irresistibly nutty mushroom stuffing.
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Total Time: 3 hours
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Rating:
Total Time: 3 hours
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 4)
- 0.25 0.25 large butternut squash
- 0.25 0.25 large onion chopped
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1 garlic cloves (minced)
- 0.25 0.25 red pepper (diced)
- 0.25 0.25 yellow pepper (diced)
- 62.5 62.5 g mushrooms (finely chopped)
- 0.5 0.5 big handfuls of spring greens
- 1.5 1.5 sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- 0.75 0.75 Tbsp pine nuts (toasted)
- 0.75 0.75 Tbsp sunflower seeds (toasted)
- 22.5 22.5 g cooked chestnuts (chopped roughly)
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp tamari
- pinch of white pepper
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 0.25 0.25 tsp sea salt
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp maple syrup
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp fresh thyme
Method
To make the stuffing:
- Add the onion and oil to a medium pan and fry gently on a low heat for around 10 minutes until soft and browning.
- Add the garlic and fry for a further minute. Next, add the peppers and mushrooms and cook off for 5-6 minutes until soft. Stir in the spring greens and sun-dried tomatoes. Turn off the heat when wilted.
- Toast the sunflower seeds and pine nuts in a dry pan until slightly golden. Add the sunflower seeds and pine nuts to a mini chopper. Pulse a few times.
- Add the seeds to the pan along with the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.
To bake the squash:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4.
- Carefully cut the squash in half lengthways and remove the seeds.
- Scoop out the flesh in the middle to create a gully.
- Pack the stuffing into the gully then press the halves back together tightly. Secure with string.
- Wrap the squash in foil and place on a baking tray. Bake for 2 hours then open the foil and bake for a further 30 minutes until soft and cooked through.
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