Yellow Or Zucchini Squash Boats Or Stuff That Zuke Recipes

YELLOW OR ZUCCHINI SQUASH BOATS OR STUFF THAT ZUKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise.
• Drop halves in boiling water and boil for 7 minutes.
• Remove from water.
• Allow to rest until cool enough to handle.
• With a spoon, scrape the middle of the squash out, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick.
• Set aside the shells.
• Finely chop scooped out middles.
• Heat a skillet and spray with cooking spray.
• Saute chopped squash, onion, basil and garlic until onion is soft.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk milk and flour together.
• Slowly add small amounts of milk to the veggies while stirring.
• Bring mixture just to a boil.
• Add cheese and 1/2 cup bread crumbs, stirring the whole time.
• Mixture should be semi thick, almost crumbly.
• If it is too thick or too thin, add milk or bread crumbs accordingly.
• Re-season if needed.
• Stuff the shells with this mixture, sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and dot with butter.
• Bake in oven for 10-20 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown.

STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
• Fill a large pan with water. Scrub squash and zucchini and add to water. Bring to a low boil over medium heat. Let boil for 5-6 minutes. Squash should be firm on the outside and fork-tender on the inside.
• Remove squash and zucchini from water and let cool to touch.
• While squash is cooling peel and chop tomato, and onion. Set aside.
• When squash and zucchini is cool, slice inhalf long ways. Take knife and gently run alongside the skin of 3 yellow squash and 3 zucchini halves. Use spoon to scoop out cooked pulp. Chop into bite sized pieces Add to chopped tomatoes.
• Chop the remaining yellow squash and zucchini halves into bite sized pieces and add to tomato mixture.
• Drizzle olive oil, and vinegar over tomato mixture. Sprinkle in salt, pepper, and herbs. Use spoon to gently toss tomato mixture.
• Drain squash and zucchini halves. Using a slotted spoon, drain tomatoe mixture before adding to squash and zucchini halves.
• Add shredded Parmesan cheese to zucchini.
• Place baking dish on bottom rack of oven and cook for 30 minutes.

GARDEN-STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Halve zucchini lengthwise; place cut sides down in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scoop out seeds, leaving a 1/4-in. shell., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in 1 cup water, tomatoes, red peppers, mushrooms, pasta, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook until mixture is thickened and pasta is al dente, 12-15 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese., Spoon mixture into zucchini shells. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with 3/4 cup Italian cheese blend. Pour remaining water into bottom of dish. Bake, covered, 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, until zucchini is tender and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes longer. Serve with pasta sauce if desired.

ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Trim the ends off zucchini. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/2-in. shells. Finely chop pulp. , In a skillet, cook beef, zucchini pulp, onion, mushrooms and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Add 1/2 cup cheese, ketchup, salt and pepper; mix well. Spoon into the zucchini shells. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until zucchini is tender, 25-30 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH BOATS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut yellow squash in half lengthwise.
• With a spoon, scrape flesh and seeds of squash into a large bowl, making boats.
• In a pan sauté onion and garlic over medium heat with a dash of olive oil.
• Add the squash that was removed from the boats and season with kosher salt and pepper.
• Cook until almost soft (around 7 minutes).
• When squash is almost soft, remove from heat and mix in bowl with 1 egg, breadcrumbs, herbs and parmesan cheese.
• Scoop stuffing mixture into boats and fill evenly.
• Sprinkle the top of the stuffed boats with extra parmesan cheese.
• Cook in pre-heated oven (400 degrees) until boats are crisp tender and golden brown on top (around 10 minutes).

ZESTY ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine squash, zucchini, tomatoes with chiles, onion, salt and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until tender-crisp.