Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Bacon Beef Butternut Squash 
I got this recipe from a guy on pinterest  who cooks Paleo.  This was whole 30 compliant but I added some cheese and now it’s not.  Russ said he really liked it.
1 butternut squash, cut in half
1 pound ground beef (I think I used a little more) you could use turkey to save calories 
6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 onions
mushrooms
celery
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
2 T. balsamic vinegar


1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cut squash in half and scrape out the seeds
3. Place face down in a cake dish with 1/2 inch of hot water and cook for 30-45 min.
4. While its in the oven, cook bacon until crispy, set aside leaving the bacon fat in the pan
5. Add diced onions, celery and mushrooms with the fat
6.  Remove veggies and cook hamburger seasoning with salt, pepper and garlic powder
7.  Stir hamburger and veggies and bacon together and add some Parm cheese.
8.  Remove the squash from the oven and scrape out some of the guts, leaving 1/4 inch of 
     the squash, add squash you scraped out to the bowl.
9.  Mix well and then stuff your squashes with the beef mixture and place back in the oven 
     for 15 minutes or until heated through
10. While your squash are baking, add onion to your saute pan and cook them over low 
       heat with the balsamic to caramelize them.  *This step makes it really yummy*
11. Remove squash from the oven, top with caramelized onions and enjoy!


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