Mac 'n Cheese Stuffed Squash

By kylaroy7

Ingredients

• 4 acorn squash, cut lengthwise in half, seeded
• 1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
• 2 pkg. (7-1/4 oz. each) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
• 1 lb. Italian sausage
• 1/3 cup fresh sage leaves, divided
• 1 red apple, chopped
• 1 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 425ºF.

BRUSH cut sides of squash halves with dressing; place, cut sides down, on parchment-covered rimmed baking sheet. Bake 25 min. or until tender.

MEANWHILE, prepare Dinners in large saucepan as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, crumble sausage into medium skillet; cook until done, stirring occasionally. Drain. Reserve 8 small sage leaves for garnish; chop remaining sage leaves.

SCRAPE pulp from squash halves into large bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Add Dinners, sausage, chopped sage and apples to squash; mix well. Spoon into squash shells; top with shredded cheese.

BAKE 10 min. or until filling is heated through and cheese is melted. Garnish with reserved sage leaves.