Baked Summer Squash

Lvs2Cook's Note:

This recipe can be made a day ahead and stored in your refrigerator. This recipe is adapted from a magazine. Prep and cook time does not include the time it takes to cook and mash the squash.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 lbs yellow squash or 3 lbs zucchini
• ½ cup butter , melted
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb

Directions:

1. Slice squash.
2. Boil or steam until tender.
3. Drain, then mash the squash.
4. Preheat oven to 375º.
5. In a large bowl, combine mashed squash, half of the melted butter, onion, eggs, sugar, salt and pepper. Spoon into a 2 quart casserole.
6. Combine bread crumbs with the remaining butter and sprinkle over the squash.
7. Bake 45 minutes.

Reviews

[Jockey]

Cut the recipe in half, followed exactly but really just too blah for us. I think I wish I would have followed Parsley and added cheese but then this gets just like so many others. Thx for posting however!

[Musical Joy]

This was excellent! I used one large zucchini and 3 small summer squash (which boiled away to nothing but seeds), and this served 4 of us. Even our kids ate it. I did add some cheddar cheese to the top of the breadcrumbs before baking. Thanks for sharing!

[*Parsley*]

This was soooooo good! Total comfort food! I must admit, as I was making it, I had my doubts. The key to this is to really drain the cooked squash really really well...get all the water out. I boiled my chopped onion with the squash. I also added about 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to the mashed squash. The top got nice and brown. I could easily eat this all by itself for a meal. Kids loved it. I'm gonna make this often!! Thanx for sharing it!