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Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

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Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

You may have read my post on roasted acorn squash in which I expressed my love for acorn squash.  Recently, I had bought some acorn squash but didn’t have the ingredients to make my roasted acorn squash and decided to try crusting it in quinoa instead. The end result turned out pretty tasty. I recently shared a post on quinoa crusted tilapia. I decided to use that same recipe to create a quinoa crusted acorn squash. In case you missed that post, I will recap how to make the crust below.

Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

Begin by preheating the oven to 450 degrees F. Cook 3/4 cup of quinoa on the stove top. After the quinoa is completely cooked, set it aside to cool. Next spread the cooled quinoa on an aluminum lined baking sheet and place it into the oven for 8-10minutes. The quinoa should now have a crunchy consistency. Set the quinoa aside again to cool.

Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, and 1 tsp of paprika. Then, add in the cooked quinoa and mix thoroughly. Next fill a bowl with 1/2 a cup of almond flour (I prefer Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour) and in another bowl add 1 beaten egg.

Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.

Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

Next, cut the acorn squash into 1/2 inch thick slices. Dredge each piece of acorn squash through the almond flour and then into the egg before coating in the quinoa mixture. Place the coated acorn squash onto an aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Continue for the remaining pieces of the acorn squash. Place the baking sheet into the oven at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes. Now the quinoa crusted acorn squash is ready to be enjoyed!

Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

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Quinoa Crusted Acorn Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 acorn squash
  • 3/4 cup of quinoa
  • 2/3 cup of parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp of paprika
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup of almond flour

Instructions

  1. Begin by preheating the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Cook 3/4 cup of quinoa on the stove top.
  3. After the quinoa is completely cooked, set it aside to cool.
  4. Next spread the cooled quinoa on an aluminum lined baking sheet and place it into the oven for 8-10minutes. The quinoa should now have a crunchy consistency. Set the quinoa aside again to cool.
  5. In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese, 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, and 1 tsp of paprika. Then, add in the cooked quinoa and mix thoroughly.
  6. Next fill a bowl with 1/2 a cup of almond flour (I prefer Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour) and in another bowl add 1 beaten egg.
  7. Cut the squash in half and scoop the seeds out.
  8. Next, cut the acorn squash into 1/2 inch thick slices.
  9. Dredge each piece of acorn squash through the almond flour and then into the egg before coating in the quinoa mixture.
  10. Place the coated acorn squash onto an aluminum foil lined baking sheet.
  11. Continue for the remaining pieces of the acorn squash.
  12. Place the baking sheet into the oven at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
https://www.thesouthernmagnolia.com/quinoa-crusted-acorn-squash/

What are some of your favorite ways to cook acorn squash? I would love to hear your favorite acorn squash recipes!

 

 

 

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Roasted Acorn Squash

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We eat a lot of squash in our house; zucchini squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and acorn squash. Acorn squash is hands down my favorite squash. If you have never tried it, you are definitely missing out. I cooked and ate my first acorn squash last fall after seeing tons of recipes featuring the vegetable. I have since added it into our regular dinner rotation with no complaints from my husband.

acornsquash1I’ll be sharing my recipe for an almond flour and herb crusted acorn squash today. You begin by cutting the acorn squash in half and scooping out the seeds. Next slice the acorn squash into 1/2 inch thick slices. Now we will prepare our almond flour and herb mixture. I prefer to use Bobs Red Mill Almond Flour/Meal. Add 1/2 cup of almond flour to a mixing bowl with 1 tbsp. of thyme, 1 tbsp. of parsley, and 1 tsp of garlic powder. Stir until mixture is completely mixed. Lastly make an egg wash in a separate bowl.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Begin dipping the slices of corn squash into the egg wash thoroughly and then rolling the slices into the almond flour and herb mixture. Place almond crusted slice onto a foil lined baking sheet. Repeat steps for the rest of the acorn squash slices. Place baking sheet into preheated oven and bake for 30minutes.

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Roasted Acorn Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 Acorn Squash
  • 1/2 cup of Almond Flour/Meal
  • 1 tbsp. thyme
  • 1 tbsp. parsley
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Cut acorn squash in half and scoop out seeds.
  2. Cut acorn squash into 1/2inch slices.
  3. Mix 1/2 cup almond flour/meal, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp. thyme, and 1 tbsp. of parsley into a mixing bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl, add one egg and water to create the egg wash.
  5. Preheat Oven to 400 degrees F.
  6. Dip acorn squash slice into the egg wash and then roll slice in the almond flour mixture.
  7. Place crusted acorn squash on lined baking sheet.
  8. Repeat steps until all acorn squash slices have been coated in acorn squash mixture.
  9. Place baking sheet into preheated oven.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes
https://www.thesouthernmagnolia.com/roasted-acorn-squash/

acornsquash7Let me know what some of your favorite acorn squash recipes are.

 

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