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Orange Baked Acorn Squash

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"Baked acorn squash with a buttery orange flavor, accented with nutmeg. Kids love this!"

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr
READY IN	1 Hr 15 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Fill a baking dish with about 1/2 inch water. Place squash halves cut side down in the dish, and bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
In a bowl, whisk together the thawed orange juice, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Turn squash halves cut side up in the baking dish, and drizzle evenly with the orange juice sauce. Continue baking 20 minutes.

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Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2006 by Sheri

I loved the hint of orange taste and the easy preparation of this dish; however, I had to fill... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2007 by Chouli

I completely enjoyed this recipe. It is an ingenious idea way to get squash past your kid's... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2007 by fingers77

Please don't forget those seeds, when you cut the squash in half spread the seeds out on a... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2005 by DRAGONDRAWER

It was so good it could have been a dessert MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2008 by Hun E Bare

This was really tasty. I didn't have OJ concentrate so I just used regular OJ. I cut the... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by ZOINKS

OK. I used honey instead of brown sugar. Maybe that's why mine wasn't great. Also I had to... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2007 by ANGELA43

I am not a huge fan of acorn squash, but wanted something different to make for Thanksgiving.... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2007 by Casidy

This was my first time making any king of winter squash, It turned out totally wonderful! I... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 2, 2007 by Jessica

I liked this, but my family was not too impressed. I served this with couscous and added some... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2006 by minnie mouse

Don't say no until you know. This is a wonderful side dish served with pork or chicken. MORE

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