Sausage-Stuffed Portobello with Maple Butternut Squash

Maple pairs wonderfully with sausage, and it pairs great with butternut squash, too! I like to serve this dish with a big bowl of fresh greens on the side, as it makes an excellent topper for a simple salad. The recipe below calls for pork sausage, but you could easily make this vegetarian by using meat-free sausage, or lighter in calories by using chicken sausage. No butternut squash? Acorn squash is a great swap.

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Sausage-Stuffed Portobello with Maple Butternut Squash

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

 

Sausage sweetened with maple and stuffed in portobello caps, roasted on a sheet pan with sliced butternut squash.

Course: Dinner, One Pan

Keyword: sheet pan meal

Servings: 2

Author: Ruthy Kirwan

Ingredients

For the Stuffed Portobello

• 4 large portobello mushroom caps
• 1 pound pork sausage casings removed

For the Maple Butternut Squash

• 1 large butternut squash
• Olive oil to taste
• Kosher salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• ⅓ cup maple syrup

Instructions

Prep Ahead

1. Peel, deseed, and slice the butternut squash. Transfer to a resealable bag and press out any excess air.
2. Cook the sausage and, when cool enough to handle, transfer to a resealable bag or container.

Prepare From Prepped

1. Preheat the oven to 400*F and line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
2. Arrange the butternut squash on the pan (you may need two pans if you have a lot of sliced squash)
3. Drizzle the squash with olive oil, salt, smoked paprika, and maple syrup.
4. Arrange the mushroom caps on top of the squash, gill side up, and drizzle with the oil and salt.
5. Spoon the sausage into the mushrooms.
6. Place pan in the oven and bake 22-25 minutes, until the butternut squash is cooked through and the mushrooms are soft and cooked through.

Make From Fresh

1. Preheat the oven to 400*F and line a large sheet pan with foil or parchment paper.
2. Cook the sausage over medium heat in a large skillet, using a wooden spoon to break it up, until it is mostly cooked (a little pink is fine- it’ll finish cooking in the oven).
3. While the sausage is cooking, prepare the butternut squash: Peel the squash and scoop the seeds out with a spoon, discarding them.
4. Slice the butternut squash about 1/4 inch thick and arrange on the sheet pan, placing the slices side by side (you may need two sheet pans if you squash is large)
5. Drizzle the squash with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and smoked paprika, then drizzle with maple syrup.
6. Use a spoon to remove any stems in the mushrooms and scrape away some of the gills, creating a small “bowl” in the underside of the mushroom cap.
7. When the sausage is cooked, arrange the mushrooms gill-side up on top of the butternut squash and top with the sausage.
8. Place the pan in the oven and bake, 22-25 minutes, until the butternut squash is completely cooked through and the mushrooms are soft and cooked through.
9. Remove and serve together.

Recipe Notes

Maple pairs wonderfully with sausage, and it pairs great with butternut squash, too! I like to serve this dish with a big bowl of fresh greens on the side, as it makes an excellent topper for a simple salad. The recipe below calls for pork sausage, but you could easily make this vegetarian by using meat-free sausage, or lighter in calories by using chicken sausage. No butternut squash? Acorn squash is a great swap.