Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place acorn squash cut-side down in a baking pan.

Bake acorn squash in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork 30 to 40 minutes. Flip to face up and cool until easily handled.

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer covered for 10 minutes. Stir in prunes raisins apricots garlic and ginger. Cook until prunes raisins and apricots plump up and quinoa is tender about 5 minutes.

Drizzle olive oil over quinoa mixture and add salt; mix well.

Scoop flesh of the acorn squash from the shells; cut into cubes and toss gently with quinoa mixture. Stuff empty shells with mixture. Sprinkle pecans on top.