Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash – healthy and delicious breakfast! Roasted acorn squash filled with sausage and topped with an egg!
I am forever looking for new breakfast ideas for myself. I’m not really into typical breakfast foods first thing in the morning (but I love a cinnamon roll in the afternoon or pancakes for dinner) and a girl can only have so many breakfast salads before she starts to lose it.
This Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash is my new favorite and I’m going through withdrawals right now because Trader Joe’s was out of acorn squash the other day and I’m refusing to go to any other grocery stores until the excitement of TJ’s wears off.
Life is rough.
Breakfast Stuffed Acorn Squash!
And I know you think I’m nuts and you think squash for breakfast is a horrible idea.
But trust me, this is so good.
It’s just cooked acorn squash with turkey breakfast sausage, onion, garlic, and an egg on top. And then when you’re ready to eat you mash it all together and dump a ton of sriracha on top and you’ve got a healthy, delicious breakfast that’s full of protein and good carbs. Plus, it’s just fun to eat straight out of a squash!
I prepped this one night while binge watching Once Upon a Time (which I always thought sounded super lame but I’m addicted) and it was so nice to wake up the next couple of mornings and not have to worry about breakfast. I just popped a half in the microwave and sat down to eat!
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- 1 acorn squash cut in half, seeds removed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil
- 1/2 lean turkey breakfast sausage
- ½ onion diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- salt and pepper to taste
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Preheat oven to 375F.
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Place acorn squash cut-side down onto your baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until your acorn squash is soft when you press on the skin. Remove from oven and let cool.
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While your acorn squash is cooking, add coconut oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add breakfast sausage and cook, breaking it up, until almost no pink remains. Add onion and continue cooking until the sausage is cooked completely and the onion is translucent. Add garlic and cook another 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
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Spoon the sausage mixture into the cooked acorn squash halves and make a whole in the center for the egg. Crack an egg into each side of the acorn squash and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Bake another 10 - 15 minutes or until the eggs are cooked to your preference.
Things you may need for this recipe:
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- Dutch Oven
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- Knife
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- Rimmed Baking Sheet
Want more squash recipes?
Enchilada Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Butternut Squash and Crab Bisque
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Paula says
I love this recipe for breakfast or dinner, Amanda. And, I love that you used coconut oil and turkey sausage. My hubs only like turkey sausage if I don’t tell him it’s turkey, hehe.
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds says
Put a runny egg on just about anything and I think it’s the best thing ever. I love that you served this inside the squash. So festive!
Julie | This Gal Cooks says
I’m a savory breakfast gal so this is totally my kind of breakfast meal. And that runny egg, LOVE.
Aggie says
Personally I think this is genius! I love eggs for breakfast, this is full of protein & flavor! I’ve been eating acorn squash like crazy too.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
I can definitely understand how this would be amazing for breakfast.
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
You speak my breakfast language. This is epic.
Marissa | Pinch and Swirl says
I’m exactly the same way about sweet ‘breakfasts’ – I’d far rather have them for a snack or dinner. Come to think of it, I’m planning to make breakfast burritos for dinner tonight, so it doesn’t even have to be sweet. Anywho, that stuffed acorn squash looks about perfect to me. Yum!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
This is one of my favorite ideas yet!! Also breakfast salads? I’m intrigued! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a breakfast salad. I love acorn squash though – such a great idea! And I would definitely cover mine with tons of sriracha :)
brook says
I am confused on the directiona of this. You say to put sausage in the acorn squash, make a hole for the egg then mix the squash and sausage and put it back in the skin? When did we scoop the squash out?
amanda says
Ooh, sorry – just a line I meant to get rid of when I changed the recipe! I didn’t scoop the squash out for this particular one but sometimes I do and just mix it all together. :)