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Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Butternut Squash

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This gluten-free Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Butternut Squash recipe is a great way to use up those leftovers. Add leftover turkey too and make this a delicious meal!

If your refrigerator looks like mine the day after Thanksgiving, you are looking at a lot of leftovers.

Roasted butternut squash halves stuffed with leftover stuffing and turkey

 Leftover Stuffing

Every year we have so many leftovers after Thanksgiving. Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy…but NEVER stuffing. Gluten-free stuffing goes fast in this house! This year I made a triple batch, and that was more than enough!

Try my homemade Gluten Free Stuffing recipe in this recipe! Super yum!!

I had two containers in my refrigerator packed full! Time to make something up! I needed some leftover stuffing ideas quick!

Have you ever made eggs and just tossed in a bunch of ingredients into the pan?

This is sort of what happened with this recipe. It all started with a beautiful butternut squash from our local farmer’s market. I had wanted to tie this butternut squash with my leftovers.

If you haven’t read all about my our local farmer’s market in other posts, you can read more about it in this recipe for ground pork lettuce wraps.

 

The top view of two halves of roasted butternut squash stuffed with leftover stuffing and turkey

This leftover Thanksgiving stuffing recipe is so easy to make!

two halves of butternut squash

I sliced the butternut squash in half. Scoop out the seeds and roast it part way. Next, add some stuffing, leftover turkey, mushrooms, pecans, etc. You can add anything, even cranberries!

Ways to Cook Butternut Squash:

  • In this recipe, I roasted the butternut squash in my oven.
  • If you are in a hurry, you can microwave the butternut squash to quickly get it ready to stuff. Place the de-seeded butternut squash halves face down in a microwave-safe dish. Cook for 8 minutes.

roasted butternut on an oven tray

The stuffing is full of leftover turkey, stuffing, mushrooms, pecans, and mozzarella cheese. The flavors bake in wonderfully with the butternut squash. To keep this recipe dairy free, just use Daiya or a cheese substitute!

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If you have leftover mashed potatoes, you MUST give this Potato Bacon Rose Mashed Potato Pie a try!!

Side view of a half of roasted butternut squash filled with stuffing and turkey

What will you toss your leftover stuffing into?

How to stuff a butternut squash:

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Stuffed Butternut Squash
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
Gluten Free Stuffed Butternut Squash uses your Thanksgiving leftovers to make the perfect dish.
Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 314 kcal
Author: Sandi Gaertner
Ingredients
  • 1 butternut squash roasted
  • 1/2 cup gluten free stuffing
  • 4 mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 cup leftover turkey chopped
  • 2 tablespoons onion diced
  • 1/4 cup pecans optional
  • 1/4 cup diced persimmon
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Slice a butternut squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds.
  3. Bake for 15-20 minutes to partially cook. (I used my toaster oven so it took about 15 minutes. It may take longer in a larger oven.)
  4. In a large bowl, add all stuffing ingredients.
  5. Remove squash from oven and fill holes with stuffing.
  6. Bake another 15 minutes until vegetables cook and cheese melts.
  7. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Stuffed Butternut Squash
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 314 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 186mg 8%
Potassium 790mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 9g
Protein 11g 22%
Vitamin A 399.6%
Vitamin C 48.7%
Calcium 13%
Iron 9.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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        • Agreed about Black Friday. My husband ordered the few techie things he wanted online. Our only venturing out is tomorrow because we like to support Shop Local Saturday, a local tradition after Black Friday. Our little Campbell downtown area is all little businesses (no chains) and we do a lot of our shopping there to help support them. There is everything from gourmet chocolates, locally made olive oils, locally roasted coffees to toys and so much more.

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          • Sandi, we have a wonderful downtown area in “our” city, Fredericksburg, too, and Small Business Saturday is what tomorrow is being promoted as for them. However, my aunt and uncle’s 50th wedding celebration is being held tomorrow afternoon an hour away so we won’t get to support our local businesses tomorrow, but we’ll catch up in the next week. 😉 Have fun tomorrow!

  16. Your recipe involves two of my favorite things – butternut squash and stuffing! Such a brilliant idea to repurpose leftovers! I’ll definitely be making some.

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