Sample Paleo Meal - Italian Chicken Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ground Chicken Stuffed Squash - Paleo Style!

Ground Chicken Stuffed Acorn Squash

This Paleo dish is a great way to hide a huge portion of vegetables with Italian style chicken. The chicken and squash mix together perfectly and the nuts make for a great addition!

I got this idea last time I was at New Seasons Market. I was picking up some Wild Caught Salmon and was browsing the meat section. 

This was simply mild Italian chicken sausage with pecans, added to the squash. Since this turned our BETTER than I anticipated, next time I will add chopped onions and garlic to improve the flavor...maybe peppers too.

Here is how I made it this time!

Ingredients

-1 lb Mild Italian Chicken Sausage (made from free range chickens from Whole Foods/New Seasons/Co-op)
-1 Acorn Squash
-Handful of pecans, crushed
-Oven-save container for cooking purposes (glass, ceramic, etc)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400*
2. Cut Acorn Squash in half, remove seeds and stringy fibers with spoon
3. Mix chicken and pecans
4. Add chicken to cavities within the two squash
5. Add 1/2 cup of h20 to cooking container and place squash face up in the container
6. Add to oven for about an hour
7. Enjoy