Stuffed Acorn Squash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

nonstick spray coating
2 small acorn squash (about 2 pounds total)
12 ounces ground lean pork or 12 ounces lean ground turkey
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 slices whole wheat bread, cubed

Preparation

Spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick coating.
Wash and halve squash; discard seeds.
Place squash, cut sides down, in prepared baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, in a 350 dregree oven for 45 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, for stuffing, in a large skillet cook ground pork or turkey, celery, and onion until meat is brown and vegetables are tender.
Drain off fat.
Stir in salt, curry powder, and cinnamon; cook 1 minute more.
Stir in applesauce and bread cubes.
Turn squash cut sides up in pan.
Spoon stuffing into squash halves.
Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes more.