Stuffed Acorn Squash With Pancetta
- 2 acorn squash, cut in half and seeded
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 ounces pancetta, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 18 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper
- 15 ounces white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 14 cup water
- 7 12 ounces of heat and serve rice (do not heat)
- 4 teaspoons pine nuts
- 12 cup basil leaves, thinly sliced
- preheat oven to 375 .
- line jelly roll pan with foil.
- On a large microwave safe plate arrange squash cut side down.
- Micro wave on high for 10 minutes or until knife pierces the skin easily.
- Meanwhile in a skillet heat oil and add pancetta cook until brown and crisp 3-4 minutes.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer to paper towels to drain,.
- Leave pan on heat and add onions, celery.pepper,redpepper flakes and salt.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes until vegetables are browned and tender stirring often.
- In a small cup mash 1/4 cup of the white beans with water.
- In the frying pan add the beans both mashed and the whole beans,pancetta,2 tsp pine nuts and half the basil.
- Place the squash cut side up on the jelly roll pan and devide the filling between the squash, pressing firmly, making a mound in the middle.
- Cover with foil and cook for 15 minutes then remove foil and cook another 5 minute '.
- Serve with remaining pine nuts and basil.
acorn, olive oil, pancetta, onion, stalks celery, red pepper, salt, kidney beans, water, rice, pine nuts, basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-acorn-squash-with-pancetta-426653 (may not work)