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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

    Stuffed Winter Squash with Mashed Potatoes and Peas

    Published: Aug 13, 2017 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This mild mashed potato-stuffed winter squash makes a great alternative main dish for Thanksgiving, but it's any time during fall harvest season or as a winter comfort food. Double the recipe to feed a bigger crowd. Each stuffed winter squash half can serve as a main dish portion; or cut each half again to make 8 smaller side dish portions. Photos by Rachael Braun.

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    Winter Squash Stuffed with Mashed Potatoes and Peas

    This mild mashed potato-stuffed squash makes a great alternative main dish for Thanksgiving, but it's any time during fall harvest season or as a winter comfort food.
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    Course: Winter squash / Thanksgiving
    Cuisine: Vegan / Healthy
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: mashed potato-stuffed squash, stuffed squash recipe
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    Servings: 4 to 8
    Calories: 503kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 2 medium butternut or carnival squashes 1 ½ to 2 pounds each
    • 6 medium potatoes any variety, peeled and diced
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 large onion chopped
    • 1 large carrot cut into thick 2-inch-long matchsticks
    • ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk
    • 1 cup frozen petite green peas thawed
    • 2 teaspoons salt-free seasoning blend such as Spike or Mrs. Dash
    • Pinch of nutmeg
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    • Nutritional yeast to taste optional
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    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
    • Cut the squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and fibers. Cover with aluminum foil and place the halves, cut side up, in a foil-lined shallow baking pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until easily pierced with a knife but still firm. When cool enough to handle, scoop out the pulp, leaving a firm ¼- to ½-inch-thick shell all around. Mash the pulp and set side until needed.
    • Meanwhile, combine the potatoes with enough water to cover in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then simmer steadily, covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.
    • Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add the onion and carrot and sauté over medium heat until the onion is golden and the carrot is tender-crisp. Remove from the heat.
    • When the potatoes are done, drain them and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the milk  and mash until smooth. Stir in the onion-carrot mixture, followed by the peas, nutritional yeast, and nutmeg. Add the reserved squash pulp, and stir gently until the mashed potato and squash are well integrated.
    • Divide the mixture evenly among the four squash shells. Bake for 15 minutes, until well heated through. Serve each half as one substantial portion, or cut each half crosswise to make 8 smaller portions.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 2874mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 42736IU | Vitamin C: 159mg | Calcium: 316mg | Iron: 7mg
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    Variation: Substitute 1 large sweet potato for 2 of the other potatoes.

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