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Plus browned butter bread crumbs… but that just seemed too crazy long to add into that title!
The site is back to normal. YES!
And Friday could not come fast enough!
To celebrate Thursday and the anticipation for Friday, I have stuffed squash for you! Oh yeah, it is delicious. All roasted up with some butter and brown sugar.
Oh man.
That right there? Yeah, I could call that dinner and be so happy.
Actually, all fall food is making me so happy.
Please tell me I am not the only one lighting the pumpkin spice candles every single night, eating at least two honeycrisp apples a day, roasting a butternut squash every other day, dunking apples in caramel, adding pumpkin and cinnamon sugar to everything, caramelizing onions left and right, browning butter at least once a day and roasting a chicken once a week?
It is so my happy place. So cozy and the smells? The smells are like no other. It’s just awesome. I am obsessed with fall and I did not even know that was possible. It’s so possible
But whatever, I am loving every single minute of it.
Well, at least I’m trying too. The last couple days have been pretty crazy and just miserable (except for my hikes  – so gorgeous here now), but things are looking up!
The idea for these came from these Healthy Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Skins that people kind of go crazy for. They’re so good, I think it is the combo of sweet and spicy.
As many of you know by now, this is kind of my favorite combo.
So they were a smash (sorry, I have smashed pumpkins on the brain)!
So good, the sweet brown sugar roasted squash mixed with the spicy chicken, the spinach and then couscous filling – so good! Then topped off with some sharp cheddar cheese and finished with browned butter bread crumbs!!
Yup, I am fully addicted to brown butter, but that’s been pretty obvious lately. I am also fairly sure that tomorrow’s post will most like include more. I seem to have fallen hard.
The squash take a little time since you have to roast them for close to an hour, but there is nothing hard about them and they can completely be made ahead of time and just thrown in the oven before dinner to re-warm and melt the cheese! Feel free to add any left over chicken you have on hand.
Roasted a chicken on Sunday and have the meat leftover? Use it! It would be perfect for this!
These cute little acorn squash halves are fall comfort food done just a little bit healthier. Which in my book still includes CHEESE… and of course browned butter.
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Ah, heck yes!
Delicious! I love chipotle and would’ve never thought of mixing it with chicken, squash, and I used quinoa. Will be making this again and again.
Deeeeeelish! Made this tonight for my husband who had never had acorn squash before. He loved it! He said it was “extraordinary”. I cut down on the spice a little bit and the heat was just perfect! It was also my first time making brown butter. Butter believe it won’t be the last. 🙂 Thanks for the great recipe! It’s going in the family cook book!
Ya!! So happy you loved this! Thanks!
I made this tonight and it was so delicious. Awesome recipe. Thank you!
SO happy you loved it, Thia!! Thank you!
I’ve made this twice now, and oh my gosh is it AMAZING. The first time I made it as written, second time I made it with some turkey and sage sausage, plus some dried cranberries, agave nectar, and smoked paprika. Freaking delicious!
LOVE your additions!! So happy you love this recipe! Thanks Ellen!
I made this for dinner last night, and it was the bomb!!! Thank you for a great recipe!
Thank you! SO, so, so happy you love this!
This looks amazing!! I’m going to beg my sweet hubby to make this for me!!! 😉 You are a baking master, my friend!
Haha! Thanks Jocelyn!
Mmm, you said combo of sweet and spicy. One cannot ask for more. I’ll certainly make this happen – go to my kitchen and cook these tasty and healthy acorn squashes stuffed with chicken etc, etc. Let me think of some more recipes, as I also love inventing on the kitchen. Do you use browned butter a lot? Because it seemed to me you know how well it works with different fillings…
I think this is one of the simplest ways to enjoy Squash. Loving so many things about this one.
Thank you so much!
I love roasted squash. Add a fab filling and I’m one happy girl!
Thanks Laura! Roasted squash is one of my favorite fall foods!
I am absolutely drooling over these pictures. Squash is one of my favorite things about Fall – and it’s my favorite season!
Thank you so much, Mary-Clay! Fall is my favorite too!
So happy that everything is working again for you and not making you stress. I know that when my site is down I get knots in my stomach.
Yes, I know the feeling!! I am very happy it is all good!
Thanks Meagan!
Uhh wow those look insanely delicious, fantastic recipe!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thank you so much!
Yay! so glad the site is back to normal, now. I’m even seeing little Pin It buttons on your pictures – very sweet.
And speaking of sweet, this dish looks amazing!! I LOVE acorn squash so bad. My mom usually roasts them with butter and maple syrup, which is also phenomenal.
I love the idea of stuffing them and topping with brown butter breadcrumbs. in love over here.
pinning!
Thanks Abbie!! Mom my used to roast them the very same way! It is so good!
We love acorn squash over here! This – as always (!) – looks beyond amazing!
Thanks Ashley!! I am saying the same thing about your cupcakes!
omg so amazing! I’m pumped about this recipe. I’ve been begging to make acorn squash. This is going down in my kitchen soon!
Thanks so muchh, Kristina! Hope you love this!