Quinoa Stuffed Kabocha Squash

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1 vegetable stock cube (or vegetable soup base)
• 1 kabocha squash
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup green peppers or 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped
• 5 mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a sauce pan, place quinoa, 1 cup of water and a vegetable stock cube.
• 2 bring into a boil, reduce heat and cover, and cook until all the water is gone, for about 15 minutes.
• 3 cut onion, pepper, and mushrooms. cut the top off of the squash and scoop out seeds.
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f/180°c degrees.
• 5 in a sauté pan, heat olive oil, and sauté chopped onion and pepper until the onion becomes translucent.
• 6 add mushrooms and sauté a little longer. season with salt and pepper.
• 7 add cooked vegetables and raisins to the cooked quinoa and mix.
• 8 stuff the squash with the quinoa mixture and cover with the squash top.
• 9 bake in the oven for about 60 minutes or until the squash is soft. remove the top for the last 10 minutes.
• 10 infuse love and serve!