Buttercup Squash with Apples (Cooking for 2)

 

1

small buttercup or other winter squash (1 pound)

1/2

cup chopped tart cooking apple

2

teaspoons packed brown sugar

2

teaspoons butter or margarine, softened

1/2

teaspoon lemon juice

1/8

teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 Heat oven to 400°F. Cut squash in half; remove seeds and fibers. Place squash halves, cut side up, in ungreased baking dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches. Mix remaining ingredients; spoon into squash halves.
• 2 Cover and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until squash is tender.