Fall is here!! Time for some fall recipes. Squash in particular :) When it's still warm enough to fire up the grill, try these stuffed grilled acorn squash!! Fill them with whatever you like, they are so easy & delicious to make.
Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium acorn squash
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
filling of your choice
Recipe:
Cut the acorn squash in half long ways, scoop out the seeds. Shave off a small piece of the round end of each squash so that the sides will stand up without rolling.
Drizzle with olive oil & grill flesh-side down on medium heat for about 8-10 minutes or until tender. I used a grill mat for easier clean up!
While the squash is grilling, you can prepare your stuffing mixture. I used a mixture of farro, kale, roasted butternut squash, & pecans, tossed in a pomegranate balsamic vinaigrette.
Remove the squash from the grill & flip over so the flesh side is now up.
On these newly chilly New York days, you want a light, healthy soup to warm you up. Try my Kale & Ground Turkey Soup! With creamy diced potatoes, hearty barley, swimming in a light vegetable broth... is your mouth watering yet?
Time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
1 pack ground turkey
1 medium potato, diced small
1/4 cup barley
1 cup chopped kale
3 cups vegetable broth
3 cups water
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Recipe:
In a large pot, heat the 1st tablespoon vegetable oil on medium heat & add the garlic & onion. Let simmer for 2 minutes.
Add the diced potatoes & barley, sauté for about 5 minutes.
Add the vegetable broth & the water, bring to a boil. If you don't have vegetable broth, you can use more water with a whole vegetable bouillon cube.
While the soup is boiling, heat the remaining vegetable oil in a large skillet to medium heat & add the ground turkey, salt & pepper.
Once the ground turkey is browned, you can shut off the skillet & leave it on the side.
After the potatoes are boiled in the soup (~20 mins tops), add the kale. You can now serve the soup as a vegetarian meal or add the ground meat to the pot & enjoy!
