Gingered Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Janet Winans 
Acorn squash is flavored with a mixture of orange juice, ginger and nutmeg, and then baked until tender. An elegant dish that is almost too easy to make. 

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Candied Acorn Squash

Submitted by: MinkChan 
Delicious side dish! No longer than 15 minutes prep AND cooking time. Buttery and sweet. Almost as good as dessert! A must try! 

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Baked Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Corwynn Darkholme 
In this simple recipe, acorn squash are baked and then seasoned with salt and pepper, and sweetened with brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. 

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Orange Baked Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Susan 
Baked acorn squash with a buttery orange flavor, accented with nutmeg. Kids love this! 

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Acorn Squash with Apple

Submitted by: Ed Haley 
Home Town: Rome, New York, USA
Peeling an acorn squash is the key to this delicious dish that's cooked in a microwave. A fast and easy delight for busy families. 

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Baked Acorn Squash with Apricot Preserves

Submitted by: Edith Poole 
Even the most ardent squash haters will find it difficult to resist this tender baked squash with a buttery apricot filling. 

Golden Baked Acorn Squash

Submitted by: ORNERY 
To warm up a winter meal, offer sweet acorn squash halves flavored with a hot orange-brandy sauce. 

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Honey-Spice Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Alpha Wilson 
'I've made this simple side dish for more than 35 years,' says Alpha Wilson of Roswell, New Mexico. Cinnamon and ginger give a nice spiced flavor to the moist tender squash halves. You can use up the extra squash in the two recipes that follow. 

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Nana's Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Corinne 
Acorn squash microwaved until tender, and then broiled with butter and brown sugar. 

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Pineapple Cinnamon Stuffed Acorn Squash

Submitted by: Robyn Webb 
The hardest part of this recipe is cutting the squash in half and scooping out the seeds. The rest is a snap. Cook the squash, scoop out pulp and mix with pineapple and yummy spices. Stuff the squash and pop into the oven again until bubbly and fragrant. 
 
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