Acorn Squash With Butter Pecan Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 acorn squash
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple-flavor syrup
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f cut squash in half lengthwise; remove seeds. cut squash halves crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices. arrange slices in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish; cover with foil.
• 2 bake at 350°f for 30 to 35 minutes or until almost tender.
• 3 meanwhile, melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. stir in brown sugar, syrup and pecans. cook just until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
• 4 remove squash from oven. spoon pecan mixture over squash. return to oven; bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until squash is tender, spooning pecan mixture occasionally over squash.