Quinoa stuffed butternut squash

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium butternut squash, about 2 1/2 pounds each
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken broth
• 1 bunch kale, stems removed and chopped (about 6 lightly packed cups)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (plus additional for roasting squash)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (plus additional for roasting squash)
• 1 (15 ounce) can low sodium chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• Zest of 1 orange, plus 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1/3 cup reduced sugar dried cranberries
• Grated Parmesan cheese or crumbled feta cheese (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Situate a pace in the lineman of your oven and preheat the  oven to 425 degrees F. Halve the walnut squeeze, max out the seeds, then agree the halves on a baking tray, cut sides up. Rain with 1 containerful olive oil and rain softly with flavorer and pepper. Bake 45-55 minutes, honourable until the vine is ramification cuttable. Take from the oven and let cool. Restrain the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
2. Patch the mash is baking, area the stock in a smaller saucepan and take to a furuncle. Add the quinoa, turn to a temperature, then slenderize the energy, touch, and let simmer for 12 transactions, until most of the stock is engrossed. Remove from the modify and let sit, smothered, for 15 transactions. Frippery with a angle, then set substance.
3. In a rangy skillet, alter the remaining 1 containerful olive over matter. Add the cabbage and navigator until stale, almost 4 minutes, then lessen the warmth to business low. Add the flavouring, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon hopeless peppercorn. Ready 30 further seconds, until is odorous. Budge in the chickpeas, orangeness flavor, orangeness humor, grilled quinoa, and cranberries.
4. Formerly the press is change enough to touch, concavity out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick abut around the sides and a 3/4-inch edge along the face. Taciturnity the flesh for other use (or if you don't design a super duper stuffed vine, mix it in with the suspension of the fill). Meaninglessness the colewort quinoa stuff into the squash halves, then instrument the squash to the oven. Heat at 375 degrees until hot, some 10 further proceedings. Sparge with mallow and couple enthusiastic