We're having pretty good luck with our garden this year. We've been enjoying eating off of it lately. We have planted some zucchini and yellow squash which we are getting tons of right now. Of course this can tend to go a little wild and we eat it every day. Normally I just steam it and spread it out on a platter and rub a stick of butter on it to butter it. Then I sprinkle on some garlic salt and parmesan cheese. The kids love it that way thankfully.
Today I found a good recipe that I used to eat some up without feeling like we're eating the same thing. It's a stuffed squash recipe that uses sausage to spice it up and make it feel like you're not eating squash again! Here's the recipe and some pics.
INGREDIENTS:
- 6 medium yellow squash (or zucchini can be used as well)
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped (or some minced onion)
- 2 slices fresh bread, crumbled
- garlic salt, to taste
- parmesan cheese
PREPARATION:
Boil squash whole until just tender (I think I boiled it for around 20 min. though I wasn't timing it and I had a couple pretty big squash); remove and carefully split lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out pulp, taking care not to break shells. Set pulp aside. Place squash shells in a baking dish.
In skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage with onion. Remove from heat. Add squash pulp, bread crumbs, garlic salt and parmesan cheese to taste. Add a little water if the mixture is too dry (mine was fine without water).
Stuff squash shells with the sausage mixture; bake at 375° until browned (I think I only baked it for around 15-20 min although it wasn't really browned much yet).
Serves 6 to 8.
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