Spanish Baked Acorn Squash

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (1 lb) acorn squash
• 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cut squash in half and remove seeds and fibers.
• 3 i also cut a very thin slice from the other side of the squash so it won't"wobble" while it's baking.
• 4 put 1/2 tsp butter, salt and pepper in each squash cavity.
• 5 place squash halves in an ungreased baking pan (i use a corningware casserole with a lid).
• 6 fry bacon until crisp, drain and crumble.
• 7 reserve bacon drippings.
• 8 saute onions, peppers and celery in drippings until tender.
• 9 stir in tomato sauce and oregano.
• 10 simmer 3- 4 minutes.
• 11 spoon tomato sauce mixture into hollow of each squash.
• 12 top with bacon.
• 13 pour water into dish to 1/4 inch depth.
• 14 cover baking dish.
• 15 you can use foil if you don't have a cover for the dish.
• 16 bake for 30 minutes until squash is tender.