Turkey and Quinoa and Cheese stuffed Acorn SQUASH

If you would have told me a year ago that my kids would eat quinoa stuffed in any kind of vegetable, I might just punch you. Why you ask? Because that's just cruel. Why would you get a mama's hopes up like that? My kids eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, and I had all but given up on them! There is no way they would eat quinoa unless I deep fried it and stuffed it in something carb-y! So how you gonna be so mean as to get my hopes up!? RUDE! 

But guess what guys, I didn't give up on them like I kind of had in the past. So I guess you could say, I started trying again. And it's working! I am finally seeing the fruits of my labor! I didn't think my kids would be thrilled with the acorn squash so I took the stuffing and scooped out some zucchinis and filled them and baked them too, just like I did the squash. No need to prebake the zucchini. My kids and husband devoured it! (Lila is a work in progress, she dined on water melon and brown rice, two of her staples, you know, two of the 4 things she actually eats!) And I had some stuffing left over... gonna get creative with that. I will let you know what I come up with later!

Ingredients:

3 acorn squash 

1 cup quinoa cooked as directed. I used red. 

1 lb of Turkey

1 small yellow onion diced

3 garlic cloves diced

1 apple diced

1/2 cup panko or whole wheat bread crumbs

1/2 cup parmasean cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Oregano

1/2 cup of mozzerella for sprinkling

Cut acorn squash in half, take out seeds, drizzle EVOO on top with a little pink Himalayan salt. Cover with foil and bake at 400 degreees for 40 minutes. 

Meanwhile Cook the ground Turkey with the onion and garlic until cooked all the way through. Add apples, bread crumbs and parm. cheese, and seasonings. Add Quinoa. Scoop into cooked acorn squash. Sprinkle with mozzerella cheese. Bake uncovered for another 20 minutes at 350, or until cheese starts to bubble and brown. 

Serves 6

If you are following the 21 day fix that would be appr. 

1 green, 1/2 yellow, not even enough purple to count 1/6, 1/2 blue, 1 red.