Baked Butternut Squash with Italian Sausage Stuffing

By TasteAndSee

Baked Butternut Squash with Italian Sausage Stuffing - a wonderful combination of savory, hearty, & cheesy, w/a hint of sweet from the butternut squash.

Ingredients

• 20 ounces sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes and dried out (*see note)
• 5 cups cubed butternut squash (about one medium size squash)
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
• 1 pound ground sweet Italian chicken or turkey sausage, casing removed
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 1/2 cups chicken or turkey stock
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup Asiago cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, melted
• Nonstick oil spray

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from tasteandsee.com

Preparation

Step 1

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http://tasteandsee.com/baked-butternut-squash-italian-sausage-stuffing-recipe