Ingredients:
1 medium winter squash (about the size of a grapefruit or slightly larger), such as acorn, kabocha, red kuri, sweet dumpling, delicata, or spaghetti
2 to 3 cups filling (see below)Olive oilKosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

General amounts for filling — to equal 2 to 3 cups total:

• 1/2 to 1 cup protein — ground sausage, ground beef, chicken, tempeh, or baked tofu
• 1 to 2 cups vegetables — onions, mushrooms, zucchini, peppers, greens
• 1/2 cup cooked grains and/or nuts — barley, quinoa, millet, farro, rice, walnuts, almonds, pecans
• 1/2 to 1 cup shredded cheese
• 1 to 3 teaspoons herbs or spices

Directions:
Arrange a rack in the lower-middle position of the oven and heat to 375°F. Cut the squash in half from stem to root. Scoop out the seeds.

Place the squash halves cut-side-down in a baking dish and pour in enough hot water to fill the pan by about 1/4 inch. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.

Roast the squash until very soft and tender when poked with a fork or paring knife, 30 to 50 minutes. Exact roasting time will depend on the size and variety of your squash. While the squash is roasting, prepare the filling.

Depending on the size of your squash, 2 to 3 cups of combined ingredients is usually sufficient. You can combine leftovers from other meals (cooked chicken, roasted vegetables, etc.) or you can prepare a fresh filling. Cook any raw meats and raw vegetables and combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Taste and adjust the spices, salt, and pepper to your liking.

Flip the cooked squash halves so they form bowls. Rub the inside with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Divide the filling between the halves — it's fine to really stuff the wells and also to mound the filling on top.

Cover again with the foil. Roast until heated through and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Top with extra cheese if desired and serve immediately.

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-stuffed-roasted-squash-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-101662#post-recipe-11450​

Ingredients:
1 small/medium spaghetti squash about 2 pounds
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound 93% lean ground turkey
1 small red onion diced
1 green bell pepper cored and diced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 can 14.5-ounce diced tomatoes with Italian spices, drained
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasonings of choice or a mix of oregano, basil, and thyme
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes reduce to 1/4 teaspoon if sensitive to spice
1 cup freshly grated part-skim mozzarella or provolone cheese divided
Chopped fresh parsley or basil

Directions:
Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Roast the spaghetti squash. When cool enough to handle, pull the squash strings out of the squash's center with a fork and transfer to a large mixing bowl. The squash strings should look like spaghetti.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium high. Add the turkey, onion, bell pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook, breaking apart the meat, until meat is browned and the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Add the drained tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Let cook until most of the liquid from the tomatoes has cooked off, about 4 minutes, and then add the reserved squash. Cook and stir until most of the remaining liquid has cooked off, about 1 to 2 minutes more, increasing the heat if needed. Stir in 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. There may be some liquid remaining in the pan.

Lightly coat a deep 8×8-inch baking dish or 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick spray. With a slotted spoon, scoop the squash mixture into the pan in an even layer, discarding any excess liquid (some in the pan is OK—just not too much). Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese, and then return to the oven and bake until the cheese melts, about 5 to 10 additional minutes. For an extra-golden-brown top, place the casserole under the broiler for a few minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with parsley and/or basil, and let rest 5 minutes. Serve hot.

https://www.wellplated.com/spaghetti-squash-casserole/#wprm-recipe-container-33083​

Ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion chopped (1 cup chopped onion)
4 garlic cloves minced
2 small green chiles such as jalapeno chopped
1 lb frozen or fresh cut okra sliced into rounds (or small whole okra, trimmed)
Salt and pepper
1 tsp ground allspice
½ tsp coriander
½ tsp paprika
1 ½ cup crushed tomatoes
½ cup water
1 tomato sliced into rounds
Juice of ½ lime more to your liking

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet (or pan with a lid) over medium-high until shimmering but not smoking. Lower the heat to medium and add the onions, garlic and chopped jalapeno peppers. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes stirring regularly (do not let the garlic burn, if needed adjust heat).
Add the okra and sautee for 5 to 7 minutes over medium-high heat.
Season with kosher salt, black pepper and spices. Toss to coat.
Add the crushed tomatoes and water. Stir to combine. Add the tomato slices on top. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and cover most of the way (leave a little opening at the top). Let the okra simmer on low heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until the okra has softened. Uncover and add juice of ½ lime (more to your liking).
Remove from heat and serve over rice or with warm pita bread.
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Notes

• To serve: This is great as a vegan meal served on top of Lebanese rice or with a little bit of warm pita bread.
• Option: Fry some hot peppers in extra virgin olive oil to serve on the side.
• Storage: allow leftovers to cool before storing in tight-lid glass container in the fridge. It should keep well for 3 to 4 days. Warm over medium heat, adding a little water if needed. 
  
  https://www.themediterraneandish.com/mediterranean-one-skillet-okra-and-tomatoes-recipe/
  

Ingredients
4 quarts Chicken Stock
​1 cup vegetable oil1 cup all-purpose flour
3 medium onions, chopped
2 ribs celery, finely chopped
3 tablespoons minced garlic
1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more to taste
1 1/2 pounds andouille sausage, cut into 1⁄3-inch-thick rounds
1 1/2 lb cooked chicken
3/4 lb thawed or fresh okra
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Cooked white rice, for serving
Louisiana hot sauce, for serving

Directions
With the oil and flour, make a roux the color of milk chocolate 

Immediately add the onions, celery, garlic, bell pepper, cayenne, and sausage, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 3 quarts broth to the roux mixture along with the salt, black pepper, and bay leaf, and bring to a gentle simmer. Continue to simmer, skimming any foam or excess oil that comes to the top, until the sauce is flavorful and thickened to the desired consistency, and any trace of floury taste is gone, about 2 hours.

Add the chicken, green onions, okra, and parsley to the gumbo and continue to simmer about 30 minutes longer. Don’t stir too much or the chicken will fall apart into shreds. Adjust the thickness, if necessary, by adding more broth. Adjust the seasoning with salt and cayenne as needed.

Serve the gumbo in shallow bowls over hot white rice. Have the hot sauce at the table for guests to use to their liking.

Note: In Louisiana, everyone has his or her own preference when it comes to gumbo thickness. This one is about middle of the road, which is the way I prefer it—not too brothy and not too thick. It is easy to adjust the thickness by using less broth for a thicker gumbo and/or adding more for a thinner consistency.

https://www.emerils.com/129273/chicken-and-andouille-gumbo

Ingredients:
2 (15 ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
¾ cup milk
1 (2.8 ounce) can French fried onions
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix green beans, condensed cream of mushroom soup, milk, and 1/2 of the fried onions in a medium casserole dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, about 25 minutes.
Sprinkle remaining onions on top, and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13660/green-bean-casserole-i/​

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter
4 tsp minced roasted garlic
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 (9oz) package tortellini filled with your choice
6 c fresh vegetables cut into strips or chunks; red, yellow, orange, and/or green pepper, red, yellow or white onion, zucchini, yellow squash, green beans, mushrooms, carrot match sticks, asparagus)

Directions:
Preheat oven 450F.
Place butter in 9x13 pan, heat in oven until melted. 
Stir in veggies, garlic and seasoning.  Bake 12-15 min stir occasionally.

While preheating and doing other veggie steps get salted water boiling and cook tortellini according to package.

When all is done combine the veggies and pasta and enjoy!

This can be done without pasta and have a wonderful veggie side dish.
​This compliments pork quite well, but could be used as a side dish for nearly any protein.  

Ingredients:
1/2 head red cabbage
1/2 head green cabbage
1 onion
1-2 carrots
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 Tbsp favorite mustard
salt and pepper

Directions:
Slice the cabbages thin.
Slice onion as thin as you like.
Shred carrots.
Place cabbage, onion and carrots in a medium bowl.

Mix honey, oil, vinegar and mustard, whisk.  Pour over vegetables.  Salt and pepper to taste. 
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Make a day ahead and it tastes even better.

Ingredients:
2 zucchini
1/2 small onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2-1 c broccoli, chopped
1/2-1 c cauliflower, chopped
1/2-1 c feta cheese, crumbled
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp fresh basil

Directions:
Put zucchini through spiral cutter to make into zoodles.  Then combine all ingredients in a dish and chill for at least 30 min to 1 hr before serving. 

Ingredients
5-6 cups broccoli florets 1 lb, this was about 2 ½ heads of broccoli for me (450g)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese thicker, not finely shredded (115g)
⅔ cup dried cranberries (85g)
½ cup crumbled bacon² (60g)
½ cup salted sunflower seeds (60g)
⅓ cup red onion diced into small pieces (50g)

Dressing
¾ cup mayo I use olive oil mayo (175g)
¼ cup sour cream³ (70g)
1 ½ Tablespoon white wine vinegar⁴
3 Tablespoons sugar (40g)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Combine broccoli florets, cheddar cheese, dried cranberries, bacon, sunflower seeds, and onion in a large bowl.
In a separate, small bowl, whisk together mayo, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until smooth and well-combined.
Pour dressing over broccoli combination and toss or stir well.
Broccoli salad may be served immediately, but for best flavor refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Make sure to toss broccoli salad thoroughly again before serving.Keep refrigerated if not consuming right away.

NotesI never blanch my broccoli when making broccoli salad. If you wish to, blanch it in boiling water for 60 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water immediately until broccoli has cooled, and then dry well before using.

²If cooking and crumbling your own bacon, you'll need about 8 strips. If you prefer to use pre-cooked/crumbled bacon, make sure you buy the kind made with real bacon (it should say it on the label) and not "bacon flavored bits" with imitation flavor.

³Some or all of the sour cream may be substituted with plain Greek yogurt.

⁴White wine vinegar is my preference, but red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or champagne vinegar will also work great here.

https://sugarspunrun.com/broccoli-salad/#recipe​

Ingredients:
​Collard Greens Wash Solution

• 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
• 3 tablespoons salt

Southern Collard Greens

• 2 bunches fresh collard greens (see note)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup finely diced onions
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4-5 cups chicken broth (can replace 1 cup with water if desired)
• 1 fully-cooked smoked turkey leg or wing (about 13 oz)
• 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
• Applewood smoked salt & black pepper, to season
  
  

Directions:
Prep The Collard Greens

• Prepare the collard greens bath by filling your kitchen sink with cool water and adding vinegar and salt.
• Remove the collard greens from the steams by folding them in half lengthwise and pulling the leaf away from the stem. (discard the stem or see note below on how to cook them)
• Place the collard greens into the prepared water bath and swish them around several times, scrubbing them to help loosen up any dirt.
• Let the collard greens soak for 15-20 minutes, giving them a scrub midway. Drain the water and refill with plain water and allow the greens to soak again if needed. Repeat as many times as needed until the water is free from any dirt or grit. After the final soak, drain the water. Next, rinse and scrub each leaf front and back with cool water to ensure they are squeaky clean.
• Tear the greens into bite-sized pieces and set them aside.

Cook the Greens

• In a large pot, heat olive oil. Add onions and saute until tender.
• Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until garlic is fragrant.
• Pour in the broth and add the turkey leg. Bring to a boil.
• Add collard greens and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cover and cook collard for 1 hour (or longer depending on your desired tenderness), stirring regularly.
• Once done, stir and then taste the broth and the greens. (add a little water if the broth is too bold for your liking)
• Stir in vinegar and smoked salt, and black pepper if desired.
• Serve collard greens with pieces of the smoked turkey leg and hot sauce if desired.
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https://divascancook.com/collard-greens-recipe/