STUFFED YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH

Stuffed Yellow Summer Squash image

I grew everything here in my garden; it was from the first harvest, so it was a lot cheaper on the budget, because we all know fresh fruit and veggies can get expensive. All in all, we had a great time cooking our 'own' food. Even my 4-year-old had fun helping. You can add sausage to the rice just to give a little extra kick.

Provided by crys

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) package wild rice (such as Uncle Ben's ®)
3 cups water
6 yellow squash, halved lengthwise
1 splash olive oil, or to taste
2 small summer squash, diced
2 bell peppers, or more to taste, diced
2 cucumbers, diced
1 onion, diced
3 cherry or grape tomatoes, or more to taste
1 cup shredded Gouda cheese

Steps:

Bring water and wild rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Drain excess liquid, fluff rice with a fork, and cook uncovered for 5 minutes more.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Arrange yellow squash halves onto a baking sheet.
Bake yellow squash in preheated oven until tender, about 20 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute summer squash, bell peppers, cucumbers, onion, and tomatoes in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes.
Mound rice atop each of the squash halves. Top rice with a portion of the sauteed vegetable mixture.
Return squash to preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes more. Sprinkle Gouda cheese over the stuffed squash halves and bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261 calories, Carbohydrate 39.8 g, Cholesterol 22.8 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 7.8 g, Protein 12.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 179.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g