Acorn Squash With Bacon Stuffing

• Medium acorn squash cut in half and seeded
• 1 med loaf of rustic bread
• 1/2 cup roasted pine nuts
• 1/2 cup chopped cokked chestnuts
• 1/2 lb maple flavor bacon cut into bite size pieces
• 1 stalk diced celery
• 1 tbs dried cranberries
• 2 tbs chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp dried sage, minced garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup veggie broth
• 2 tbs maple syrup

1. Cube rustic bread in 1 inch cubes (use only as much as you need to stuff the squash)
2. Mix together bacon, nuts, celery, onion and cranberries
3. Add to bread
4. Moisten with broth and syrup
5. Rub squash with soft butter, including the rim
6. Stuff squash with dressing
7. Top with butter
8. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until tender
9. Note: You can lightly saute the veggies before adding to the stuffing if you prefer, and you can add any number of veggies like carrots, mushrooms or peppers

acorn, bread, nuts, chestnuts, maple flavor bacon, celery, cranberries, onion, sage, salt, veggie broth, maple syrup

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/acorn-squash-with-bacon-stuffing-50088667 (may not work)