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gluten free chicken and apple stuffed squash

Chicken and Apple Stuffed Winter Squash

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 winter squash
  • 1/2 rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup fresh basil 1 tbsp dried
  • 5 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 1 medium apple
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tbsp red palm oil or EVOO
  • 1 cup cooked amaranth optional
  • extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • dried italian herbs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Slice squash in half, remove seeds and strings. Spray with evoo and sprinkle lightly with salt. Place flesh side down in a pan filled with 1/2 inch of water. Cover with foil and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Cook amaranth according to directions.
  • Shred chicken in your food processor or chop into small pieces with a knife.
  • Chop onion and apple into small pieces.
  • In a large skillet, heat red palm oil (or oil of choice) on medium-low heat.
  • Add in onions and apple and cook until soft. About 8 minutes.
  • Mince garlic and rough chop basil.
  • Add in chicken after 5 minutes.
  • Once chicken is thoroughly warmed and mixed in, add in garlic and basil. Turn off heat. Mix in amaranth.
  • Take squash out of the oven, remove foil and flip over. Fill with hash mixture and put back in the oven uncovered for 20 minutes.