Free Yellow Squash!

[TBA]

I've scored free squash. I like squash, it's OK, anyone have recipes or ideas that will make me love it?

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Slice it, bread it, and fry it like okra. nt

[TBA]

2. Holy cow that sounds good.

[jmbar2]

3. Granny's yellow squash casserole

Granny didn't measure anything out, so this is approximate...

Ingredients
-Squash
-Onion
-Bacon
-Club crackers
-Cheese
-salt, pepper, herbs of choice

Preparation
-Cut up squash in 3/4" slices, then quarter each slice
-Cut up onions about the same size
-Cut up some bacon into inch long pieces

- Lightly oil a casserole dish
- whip two eggs
- crumble in a bunch of club crackers - about half amount as the squash

Cook
1 Fry the bacon to get some grease, then saute onions
2 Add chopped up squash and season to taste
3 Saute until the squash start to turn translucent
4 Turn off heat and let mixture cool
5 when the squash has cooled somewhat, mix in with the egg and crackers
6 Add a bunch of cheese
7 Bake for about 30-45 minutes until brown and bubbly.

[Yonnie3]

5. Now I'm imagining tasting it ...

The squash, cheese, and bacon casserole was a summer staple in our house when I was young. I think mom used stale bread chopped up instead of crackers. Sometimes there was no bacon, only bacon fat in the less affluent times. We had laying hens so there were plenty of eggs. It was always good.

Thanks for sharing this.

[Yonnie3]

4. Sometimes I just sautee it in olive oil, butter or

whatever fat or oil strikes my mood. Usually with a bit of garlic and onion. I under cook it so there is a tasty outer layer with a hot but firm interior. Other seasonings are good too. I like rosemary or of all things dill on them.

I also cook via steaming or simmering until soft and then push through a sieve to make squashed squash. Butter and seasonings added to taste.

[surrealAmerican]

6. Prepare it just like you would zucchini.

It looks different, but acts the same.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Roasted with olive oil and salt and pepper.

[Callalily]

8. Here's one of my favorites!

Tomato, Squash, and Red Pepper Gratin

Ingredients
5 teaspoons olive oil, divided
2 cups chopped red onion
1 1/2 cups chopped red bell pepper
1 pound yellow squash, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
3 ounces aged Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 3/4 cup)
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
Cooking spray
1 1/2 ounces French bread baguette, torn
1 (12-ounce) beefsteak tomato, seeded and cut into 8 slices

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 4 teaspoons oil; swirl to coat. Add onion; cook 3 minutes. Add bell pepper; cook 2 minutes. Add squash and garlic; cook 4 minutes. Place vegetable mixture in a large bowl. Stir in quinoa, 1/4 cup basil, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and black pepper.

3. Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, milk, cheese, and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to vegetable mixture, stirring until just combined. Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7–inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.

4. Place bread in a food processor; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Return skillet to medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add breadcrumbs; cook 3 minutes or until toasted. Arrange tomatoes evenly over vegetable mixture. Top evenly with breadcrumbs. Bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until topping is browned. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup basil.

[dem in texas]

9. Black-Eye Pea Restaurant's Baked Squash Casserole

I used to eat at the Black-Eye Pea and always ordered the squash casserole. The Dallas Morning News published this recipe in the Food section about 2o years ago, I half the recipe and use light brown sugar. It's a winner.

Black Eyed Pea Restaurant – Baked Squash Recipe

5 lbs medium yellow squash, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups breadcrumbs
½ cup butter
½ cup sugar
2 tablespoons onion
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.Bring a large saucepan of water to boil.
3.Add Squash. Return to a boil, reduce heat and cook until tender.
4.Drain and mash.
5.Stir in eggs, crumbs, butter, sugar, salt, onion and pepper.
6.Spoon mixture into greased casserole dish.
7.Sprinkle a light layer of bread crumbs on top.
8.Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned.

[csziggy]

10. My favorite was is to saute with sweet onions and carrots

If I have to buy squash, I generally get zucchini, too, just to jazz up the colors. A few weeks ago my brother in law was giving away yellow squash and I came home with about six pounds of it. I sliced them, parboiled them, plunged into cold water and packed into batches in freezer bags for future use.

Usually I start out with one pound each carrots, yellow squash, and zucchini, add a sweet onion (probably about half pound).

I slice the carrots, throw them into my big chef's pan with some olive oil on medium heat. Quarter, then slice the onion, toss that with the carrots.Slice the squash and zucchini, toss them into the mix. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally until the squash is as done as you like.

I've also made Aunt Fannie's Squash as served at Ted's Montana Grill: http://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/food--cooking/from-the-menu-ted-montana-grill/yRPrnrCPTIzuZUKBbrY2QL/ but I used bread crumbs rather than cracker crumbs because that's what I had.

I prefer the plain squash and add salt and pepper at the table as desired (I don't desire pepper so I let everybody else add their own ).

[Nac Mac Feegle]

11. Zucchini season is coming

Zucchini Provencale

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/zucchini-tomato-provencal


Calabacitas

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/249420/calabacitas/

Ratatouille

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ratatouille-12164

Zucchini bread

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_bread/



True story:

Eating around the dinner table with my Mom and Step-dad. He is known as somewhat of a gourmet cook, locally.

Knock on the front door. It takes a moment or two to get to the door and open it.

No one there.

But there is a good-sized box of zucchini squash.

We laughed ourselves silly.