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Delicata Squash Stuffed With Spicy Black Beans and Saffron Rice

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Delicata squash makes a whole meal when stuffed with spicy black beans and saffron rice. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Peek at my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Delicata Squash Delicata squash grow easily and I harvested about 2 dozen of them a few weeks ago. Although I usually just roast them with rosemary  , lately I've been stuffing them with various things. Since Doug loves black beans, for lunch today I baked the delicata squash, made some saffron rice in my rice maker, heated up a can of spicy black beans with some fresh red bell peppers from my garden, and voila - a yummy, meat-free meal!  Black beans are a great source of high quality protein, folate, thiamin and fiber.  Here's the recipe!                      *                               *                 ...