Baked Stuffed Yellow Squash Boats

Submitted by Douglas Poe

"Serve squash boats as a side dish with your favorite meal."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 yellow squash
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning (basil, oregano) or 3 tablespoons fresh herbs (basil, oregano)
• kosher salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
• olive oil
• 2 cups japanese style panko breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 egg

directions

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