Baked and Stuffed Acorn Squash

I recently bought a bunch of local produce from The Vegetable Bin in Charleston and was thinking of new things to do with it.  I bought two acorn squash and while I have had it before I never really knew a whole lot to do with it.  I have seen that some (most) people like to do sweet recipes with the squash.. I was looking for something savory.  Since I had seen recipes where the squash was stuffed I decided to go that route.  Looking around for what I had on hand this is what I used to stuff the squash with.

1 lb Ground Beef

2 8oz packages Cream Cheese

1 bag of baby spinach

1 bunch green onion

1 8oz package of sliced button mushrooms

Salt and Pepper to taste

First I started by slicing the squash in half, seeding and removing the pulp and poked holes all over the inside and then did two at a time on a plate in the microwave for ten minutes.  Set aside to cool.

While the squash were in the microwave I started browning my ground beef and added the mushrooms, salt and pepper.  Once the beef was browned I drained the mixture and added the rest of the ingredients and continued stirring until the cream cheese had completely melted and the spinach was thoroughly wilted down.

I then took my squash halves and filled each one with my stuffing mixture and baked at 375 for 25-30 minutes.. They were phenomenal!  If you have never tried something similar to this I suggest you do.. very satisfying meal.  It could definitely even be made healthier by using ground turkey and fat free cream cheese.