Quinoa and Chickpea-stuffed Butternut Squash

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 45 minutes
by cbaumstark

Ingredients

1 Can

1 Cup

1/2 Cup

2 Cloves

2

2 Cups

1/2 Cup


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Drizzle baking pan with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and then rub the inside halves of the squash on the pan until coated. Keep them face down and cook for 30 minutes, or until soft. While the squash is cooking, boil 2 cups of vegetable broth with the quinoa, and cook for 20 minutes, or until fluffy (add extra broth if it all gets absorbed before it's fully cooked). In a pan, sautee onion, garlic and carrots until carrots start to soften. Add a can of chickpeas and lots of fresh spices like rosemary, sage and thyme (about 1 to 2 tbsp of each). Season with salt and pepper and a 2 tbsp lemon juice). Add the quinoa to the chickpea mixture when it's done cooking, mix together and season again, to taste. Remove squash from the oven, flip over so the inside is exposed, and fill/cover with the chickpea-quinoa mixture. It will spill over, but that's okay. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put back in the oven for another 10 minutes, or until the top is a nice light brown.

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