Looking for an impressive Instant Pot vegan main dish, that doesn’t take a long time to make? This Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash is an amazingly delicious main dish, that is very simple to make! Find out how to make this whole dish in under 30 minutes!
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Acorn squash is one of my favorite squashes to make, because it looks cool (have you noticed, it looks like a large acorn?), and it tastes delicious. It is great simply cooked in the Instant Pot as a side dish, or you can make Baked Acorn Squash, which is also simple to make, and is yummy.
What is even tastier, though, is stuffed acorn squash. You can stuff it with lots of delicious thing, such as Italian Sausage Stuffing, Quinoa With Swiss Chard And Almonds, cooked ground beef or ground turkey.
However, it is also really delicious, when you stuff it with a vegan stuffing. And have we got the perfect stuffing for it! Use our easy Cauliflower Rice Stuffing that comes together in just a few minutes, to stuff your acorn squash!
How To Cook Acorn Squash in the Instant Pot
I love cooking acorn squash, and it takes just a few minutes to make this way! Here is what you need to make Instapot Acorn Squash:
– Instant Pot, Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, that makes cooking an acorn squash a breeze.
– Instant Pot Trivet, put it inside the Instant Pot, and then arrange acorn squash halves on top of it.
Vegan Thanksgiving Main Dishes
So many people are looking for easy vegan Thanksgiving main dishes, because when you have someone coming to your Thanksgiving dinner, and they adhere to the vegan diet, you want to feed them delicious food.
Usually, they will only have some afterthought food, such as a simple salad or a veggie platter. Even side dishes such as mashed potatoes would be off limits for them, as mashed potatoes usually contain milk and butter, which are not vegan.
Enter this amazingly delicious stuffed squash. With this yummy main dish, you need less than 30 minutes to make your vegan friends and family feel welcome and well fed at your Thanksgiving celebration.
Who would not love to have their special, vegan main dish, that was made just for them? Your friends and family who adhere to a strict vegan (or vegetarian) diet will love that they can finally have their very own main dish, and not just salad and a side dish. And we won’t tell that it took you less than 30 minutes to make.
And what if your friends and relatives are adhering to a vegetarian diet? Great news, since this yummy dish is both vegan and vegetarian. You can serve it to vegetarians as well!
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– Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash, here is how to make spaghetti squash in the Instant Pot. Healthy and delicious, this will becoming another staple dish for dinner.
How To Make Instant Pot Stuffed Acorn Squash
This yummy dish is so simple to make! First, make Instant Pot Acorn Squash. All you need to do is wash and cut the squash, and scoop out the seed. Then, the Instant Pot will do the work for you!
While the Instant Pot is doing the work, make Cauliflower Rice Stuffing. This stuffing takes just 15 minutes to make, and it is both Keto and vegan! And the best part is, both the stuffing and the acorn squash will be done in roughly the same time.
Next, let both the squash and stuffing rest for a few minutes. Then, add the stuffing into the squash, and you are ready to serve this amazing main dish with Grilled Chicken and Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower.
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Instant Pot Stuffed Acorn Squash
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Acorn Squash
- ½ lb Cauliflower Rice
- ⅛ lb No sugar dried cranberries
- ⅛ lb Pecans
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil divided
- ⅛ tsp Salt
- ⅛ tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Wash acorn squash. Cut acorn squash into two halves lengthwise. Scoop out all the seeds using a spoon.Add a cup of water to the
Instant Pot . Put theInstant Pot Trivet on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Arrange acorn squash halves on the trivet. Place the lid on the Instant Pot. Use the manual setting, and cook for 4 minutes. Use Natural Release, and open the Instant Pot once the pin drops. The acorn squash will be very hot, so let it cool for a few minutes. Carefully remove the acorn squash from the Instant Pot, and arrange the acorn squash halves on a plate.
- Make the stuffing, while the acorn squash is cooking. Use Cauliflower Stuffing Recipe to make stuffing.
- Once the acorn squash and stuffing are cooked, cool them for a few minutes and add the stuffing into each acorn squash half. Serve using your
Thanksgiving dinnerware !
Notes
Nutrition
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This stuffed acorn squash looks amazing! I have to make this for my husband!
I love that you have done this recipe in the instant pot! It looks super healthy and good for the cooler weather too. Can’t wait to try it.
This is such an interesting idea! I love. that you can make it in the IP and that it’s vegan.
How delicious does this look? I love making stuffed squash in the Instant Pot, it is one of our favourite dinners.
What a great holiday dish! This would be perfect to make ahead and bring.
Such a flavorful way to prepare acorn squash! It sounds amazing with the combination of cranberries and pecans.
I didn’t realize acorn squash could be done in the instant pot. Great recipe, thanks for sharing!
I love acorn squash! this stuffed squash recipe is going to be a new favorite. Thanks for the idea!
This is such a quick and easy recipe. Love the stuffing mixture too!
I love stuffed acorn squash and even better when I can make it in my instant pot! This sounds delicious!
I love all the squashes we can get in the fall. This sounds delicious. Would be great on the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Delicious recipe. My mom loves acorn squash!
I hadn’t seen a recipe like this one before! I am about to get to the supermarket to get my ingredients! It really inspired me, thank u!
So good and so healthy. Thanks for the great recipe.
Absolutely delicious and very flavorful! My family and I just loves this recipe. Such a great side and I’ll definitely make this again!