Stuffed Patty Pan Squash

Submitted by MA HIKER

"An abundant harvest of patty pan squash led me to this recipe elsewhere on the internet. Very tasty! and I cooked a full package of bacon so my picky eaters could have BLTs while I enjoyed this! BTW I use Recipe #173076 to cook my bacon (see my notes in my review for details)."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 3-6

ingredients

• 6 pattypan squash, stem and blossom removed (or 3 larger squash)
• 6 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups soft breadcrumbs
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Bring one inch of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the stem with little resistance.
3. Drain, and slice off the top stem of the squash. Use a melon baller to carefully scoop out the centers of the squash. Reserve all of the bits of squash. (I used larger squash so discarded the seeds - warning the squash is very liquidy in the center so I drained it a bit after scooping.
4. Mince the reserved squash.
5. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl with the minced squash, mixing well.
6. Stuff each squash to overflowing with the mixture, and place them in a baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.
7. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.

Reviews

[2manypawz]

Pretty good. I would suggest seasoning your squash before stuffing as these are on the bland side. I also drizzled mine with a little evoo. Thanks for posting this!

 

[Ann M.]

I have always wanted to try Pattypans - when I saw some at the farmers market I had to get them. This was awesome but made a tweak. Used leftover cornbread muffins in place of fresh breadcrumbs and they turned out GREAT!!!

 

[jennypoissonis]

You got us to eat squash. I will make this again next time someone gives me squash. Mission accomplished! I used panko breadcrumbs... because thats what I had. I also loaded up the bacon and garlic. At the end I also sprayed some olive oil spray on top of the mixture and turned on the broiler to make the top a little crispy. yum yum. Thanks!

 

[vplefka_8281191]

Great way to prepare this summer squash. We all liked it very much. I probably used closer to 1/2 cup of Parmesan, but no other changes. Turned out very tasty!

 

[theragsdale3]

This was awesome! I had an abundance of squash and was looking for something different. Everybody in the house loved it and even had seconds! Thanks for sharing Ma Hiker!