Fresh Tomato Sauce For Stuffed Squash Recipes

TOMATO ZUCCHINI SQUASH SKILLET

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion in the melted butter until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the zucchini and yellow squash; cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Mix in the tomatoes and cook until they start to break down, about 5 more minutes. Season with kosher salt and black pepper.

CHICKEN & TOMATO-STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• With a sharp knife, slice the squash in half. (If the squash is too tough - puncture in several places forming a dotted line around the squash. Microwave 3-5 minutes to soften. Allow to cool before cutting in half - following the dotted line).
• Scoop out the seeds, brush with oil, salt, and pepper, and place face down on a baking tray. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a fork can easily pierce the skin.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add chicken breasts (seasoned with salt and pepper) and garlic, and fully cook.
• Add tomatoes and spinach. Cook until spinach has wilted. Add marinara sauce.
• Stack the basil leaves and roll them up. Cut into slices and add to pan.
• Add crushed red pepper, and stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
• Once the squash has finished roasting, remove from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes before turning over and pulling at it with a fork. (Careful, there will be some steam!)
• Shred the inside of each squash, being careful not to poke through the skin. Pour the sauce over the shredded squash, top with fresh basil, and serve.
• Enjoy!

SAUTEED YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Without peeling, slice squash in 1/2" diagonal slices.
• In medium sized skillet, melt butter or margarine and saute onions until golden.
• Add squash and remaining ingredients, toss to combine.
• cover and cook 10 - 15 minutes over medium heat until tender.

FRESH TOMATO SAUCE FOR STUFFED SQUASH

Steps:

• Make an ice-water bath: Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place tomatoes in boiling water until skins just begin to loosen, 10 to 20 seconds. Remove; transfer to ice-water bath. Remove tomatoes from water, core, and peel. Slice tomatoes in half; remove and discard seeds and liquid. Cut the flesh into 1/4-inch dice.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic cloves; cook until well browned all over, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Raise heat to medium; simmer sauce until tomatoes break down somewhat to a saucy consistency, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and discard garlic.

STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH WITH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• SQUASH: Take 2 of the squash and cut lengthwise. Remove flesh using a teaspoon from each half of the squash. The hollowed shell should be approximately 1/8-inch thick. Chop flesh into small pieces. Take the third whole squash and chop into small pieces as well. Combine chopped whole squash and flesh and set aside. Add butter to saucepan on medium heat and add leeks. Cook for approximately three minutes or until tender. Add chopped garlic and chopped squash. Cook until tender, approximately 4 minutes. Add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Stir mixture and remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper and allow the mixture to cool for about two minutes. Stuff each hollowed squash with vegetable mixture. Place them, stuffed side up in a casserole dish with 1/4 cup of water. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from oven and serve with stewed tomatoes.
• STEWED TOMATOES: Score bottom of each tomato making an 'X' mark. Place tomatoes in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove tomatoes and shock them with ice cold water. Peel skin from tomatoes starting from the bottom using scored 'X' mark as a guideline. After removing skin, chop tomatoes and set aside. Add vegetable oil to saucepan on medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Stir occasionally, add garlic, celery, green peppers, chopped tomatoes, and sugar. Stir mixture and simmer for 10 minutes. Add parsley, thyme, and bay leaf and stir again. Simmer for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

SAUTEED SUMMER SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the oil and garlic, and saute until the garlic is golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Increase the heat to high and add the squash. Saute, tossing frequently until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and mint and cook until warmed, about 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve in a warm bowl.

STUFFED TATUME SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cut Tatume squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh in the center, leaving about 1/3 inch of the shell. Dice or chop the flesh in a food processor and transfer to a large bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add jalapeno pepper, serrano pepper, parsley, lemon-pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes; saute for 1 more minute. Add vegetables to diced squash.
• Add pork sausage and ground beef to the hot skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add meat mixture to the vegetable-squash mixture. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper until the filling is well combined.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Add diced tomatoes and red pepper sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Pour a ladleful of sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Fill one squash shell with the filling, making a large mound on top. Place in the baking dish and repeat with remaining squash and filling. Pour remaining sauce into the dish, and sprinkle the stuffed squash with the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until squash is fork-tender and cheese is lightly browned, about 10 more minutes.
• Garnish with fresh basil and serve.

YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute squash in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, basil, pepper and salt. Reduce heat to medium; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until heated through.

SAUTEED SQUASH WITH TOMATOES & ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-4 minutes. Add zucchini; cook and stir 3 minutes., Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper; cook and stir until squash is tender, 4-6 minutes longer. Serve with a slotted spoon.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Split the zucchini in half. Scoop out the center flesh/pulp, leaving a shell about a quarter-inch thick. Reserve the pulp.
• Drop the zucchini shells into cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 seconds. Drain and run under cold running water.
• In a skillet, heat half of the oil and add the onion, garlic, green pepper and the reserved pulp. Cook, stirring, about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste, and oregano. Remove from heat and briefly cool.
• Stir in the pork, pine nuts, egg and four tablespoons of the bread crumbs. Blend well with hands. Stuff the squash with this mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Blend remaining bread crumbs and the grated cheese and sprinkle over the stuffed zucchini, then dribble with the remaining oil.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the stuffed zucchini, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve with fresh tomato sauce.
• Fresh Tomato Sauce:.
• Prepare the tomatoes and set them aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic and cook briefly. Add the wine and reduce the liquid by one-half. Add the tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper, and cook for five minutes.
• Use a blender or food processor to blend to a puree. Return the puree to the saucepan, reheat and serve.