robinmay's stuffed acorn squash

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chicken boullion granules
• 2 tbsp boiling water
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup stuffing mix (sage stuffing works well)
• 3 small acorn squash halved and seeded
• 3 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

1. invert squash into a baking pan with about 1/4 inch of water and bake uncovered.
2. @ 400 for 30 minutes or until tender
3. when cool enough to handle scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4 inch shell (pulp will measure about 3 cups)
4. place shells cut side up in a greased baking pan and.set aside
5. in a bowl combine pulp, beaten egg, salt, and pepper
6. dissolve bullion in water and add to squash mixture
7. in a small sauce pan Saute onions in butter till tender
8. stir in stuffing mix to onions
9. set aside 1/4 cup stuffing mix for topping and add the rest to squash mix
10. spoon the squash and stuffing mix into shells
11. top with reserved 1/4 cup stuffing mixture then sprinkle with brown sugar
12. bake uncovered @ 400 for 20 minutes or till heated through
13. ***u can also cook squash in a casserole dish instead