Autumn Glory Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ingredients

• 2 acorn squash, halved and deseeded
• ½ cup wild rice, uncooked
• 1 ½ cups (354 ml) vegetable broth/stock
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 cups chopped mushrooms
• 2 cups chopped kale, loosely packed
• 1 Autumn Glory® apple, chopped (about 1 ¼ cups)
• 1 teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper, more or less to taste
• ¼ cup pepitas (or pumpkin seeds)
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
• Fresh thyme & fresh sage (optional; I add about 1 tsp of each)