Instant Pot Ground Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

This delicious and elegant Instant Pot Ground Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash comes together in just 20 minutes! Who says Thanksgiving dinner needs to take days to make? You can serve this amazingly yummy main dish for Thanksgiving, and no one will know that it took you only 20 minutes to make!

We love this amazing, super easy weeknight dinner recipe, that is also kid approved. If you are looking for ground turkey recipes, nothing is simpler than this amazing ground turkey dinner. Made with just a few ingredients, this is going to become your go to dinner!

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What do you need to make this stuffed acorn squash? You will need just a few items:

– Instant Pot, you will need the Instant Pot to cook acorn squash. It takes just minutes to make it in the Instant Pot.

– Instant Pot Trivet, you will use it to hold the acorn squash halves inside the Instant Pot.

– Non-stick Skillet, to saute ground turkey.

– Skillet Turners, to cook the meat.

– Cutting Board, you will need it to cut squash, onions and pecans.

– Kitchen Knife, you will need it to chop ingredients.

Here are the ingredients do you need to make this delicious fall dinner:

– Ground Turkey, is great for this stuffing. You can also use Italian sausage, or even ground chicken or beef.

– Onion, you can’t make anything without onions. They add a lot of flavor to every dish.

– Garlic Powder, we love this spice, and it’s perfect in any stuffing.

– Unsweetened Cranberries, they add a perfect tart counter balance to turkey and sweet acorn squash.

– Pecans, crunchy pecans are perfect in this delicious dish. They go great with tart cranberries, ground turkey and acorn squash.

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What To Do With Leftover Ground Turkey and Acorn Squash

When you make Ground Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash, you may have some leftover ground turkey or Instant Pot Acorn Squash.

If you have too much leftover ground turkey, serve it with a delicious Vegan Panzanella Salad With Asparagus and Instant Pot Colcannon Potatoes.

If you have some leftover Instant Pot Acorn Squash, use it instead of butternut squash in Roasted Butternut Squash With Meat Sauce And Yogurt Sauce Recipe and serve with Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower.

How To Make Ground Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

It is so simple to make this delicious and elegant main dish! Consult the recipe card below for cooking times and tips.

Cut acorn squash into halves, and cook it in the Instant Pot.

While it cooks, saute onions in the skillet. Add turkey and garlic powder and saute until cooked. Add unsweetened cranberries and chopped pecans.

Once acorn squash halves are done, cool them. Put the ground turkey into squash halves, and serve with Roasted Purple Asparagus and Easy Cucumber Lemon Mint Water Recipe.

Serving Suggestions

What to serve with this delicious stuffed acorn squash recipe?

If you are serving it as part of your Thanksgiving dinner, here are other dishes to serve with it: Cauliflower Fritters, Best Spicy Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Carrots, Keto Roasted Turnips, Rainbow Roasted Vegetables, Vegan Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce, Instant Pot Cranberry Apple Infused Water.

For a quick dinner, serve with Microwave Frozen Broccoli and Strawberry Blueberry Infused Water.

For a fun fall dinner, serve with Fall Apple Salad and Brussel Sprout Recipes With Bacon.

Pro Tips for Making Acorn Squash Stuffed With Ground Turkey

– To make this healthy stuffed acorn squash recipes, you can use Air Fryer Baked Acorn Squash, instead of the Instant Pot Acorn Squash.

– You can make sausage stuffed acorn squash by stuffing it with the Italian Sausage Stuffing.

– You can make vegan stuffed acorn squash by stuffing it with Vegan Cauliflower Rice Thanksgiving Stuffing.

– Make quinoa stuffed acorn squash by stuffing it with Quinoa Salad Recipe With Swiss Chard And Almonds.

– Or, make stuffed acorn squash ground beef, by cooking ground beef with spices, and stuffing the squash with it.

– Instead of acorn squash, you can use Instant Pot Butternut Squash, which will also taste delicious stuffed with ground turkey.

How To Store

You can store ground turkey stuffed acorn squash in the refrigerator for a few days.

How To Make It In Advance

You can make the ground turkey a day ahead and store it in the refrigerator.

Then, reheat the ground turkey the next day, cook Instant Pot Acorn Squash, and then stuff it.

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Ground Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

Healthy ground turkey stuffed acorn squash is so easy to make! Cook acorn squash in the Instant Pot in minutes, and you can cook ground turkey in minutes as well, while acorn squash is cooking. A quick dinner, that you can serve for Thanksgiving as well!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: ground turkey, ground turkey stuffed acorn squash, stuffed acorn squahs

Servings: 4

Calories: 323kcal

Equipment

• Instant Pot
• Instant Pot Trivet
• Cutting Board
• Knife
• Non-stick Skillet
• Skillet Turner

Ingredients

• 1 Acorn Squash
• 1 lb Ground Turkey
• 1 Onion
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• 2 oz No sugar dried cranberries
• 2 oz Pecans

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Instructions

• Wash acorn squash. On a Cutting Board cut the acorn squash into halves lengthwise. Scoop out all the seeds.

  Add one cup of water to the Instant Pot. Add the Instant Pot Trivet on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Put acorn squash halves on the trivet.

  Place the lid on the Instant Pot. Use the manual setting, and set the time for 4 minutes. Use Natural Release, and open the Instant Pot once the pin drops. Acorn squash will be very hot, so let it cool for a few minutes.
  
• While acorn squash cooks, make the turkey. Peel and wash onion. On a Cutting Board chop onions and pecans.

  On a skillet heat up the oil. Add onions, and saute for a few minutes.

  Add turkey and garlic powder. Break up the turkey into crumbles, and saute while turning it from time to time. Cook until the turkey is completely cooked.

  Add cranberries and pecans, and cook for another minute or two, until warm through.
  
• Once cooked acorn squash is cool enough, stuff with the cooked ground turkey and serve with Beet Salad with Avocado and Fresh Mozzarella.
  

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Notes

Here are more delicious Instant Pot recipes:

- Instant Pot Asian Pork Spare Ribs

- Instant Pot Egg Bites

- Air Fryer or Instant Pot Keto Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

- Easy Instant Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta

- Instant Pot Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole

- Best Instant Pot Fudge Brownie Recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 807mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 424IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg