Best Stuffed Yellow Squash Recipes

BAKED STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH BOATS

Steps:

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

GRANDMA'S STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Place squash in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover and cook for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain. , When cool enough to handle, cut squash in half lengthwise; scoop out and reserve pulp, leaving a 3/8-in. shell. Invert shells on paper towel., In a small bowl, combine the egg substitute, onion, salt and pepper. Stir in toasted bread cubes and squash pulp. Spoon into squash shells. , Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

LEBANESE KOOSA (STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH)

Steps:

• Cut stems from squash and scoop out seeds. Because of the small size of the squash, you may twirl a knife in the flesh to scrape the seeds. The most effective method is to take a flat handle silver spoon and use the handle end to scrape out the seeds. You may rinse out the inside with water.
• Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat.
• Slice onion and add to hot olive oil.
• Let fry for about 3-5 minutes while you make the stuffing.
• In a large bowl, combine lamb, rice, and spices. The best method is to get in it with your hands and just smoosh and mix without any sort of utensils.
• Add cans of tomato sauce and diced tomato to the onions.
• Stuff squash with mixture. Leave about a half inch to a quarter inch of room at the end as the rice will expand. Also, do not pack too tightly as the expanding rice will break the squash.
• Add the stuffed squashes to the pan.
• Chop the garlic cloves into fine pieces and sprinkle between the squash in the pan.
• Add water to just cover the squash and let simmer over medium heat for 40 minutes.
• Squeeze a few drops fresh lemon juice over squash and sprinkle a pinch of mint.
• Allow to cook another 10 minutes or so.
• **Note** I have made this several more times and revised only the cooking time slightly. I found it somewhat easier to cut the squashes in half from the start. Additionally, I always test the filling to make sure the rice is fully cooked.

STUFFED YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH

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.

STUFFED TEX-MEX YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees, with rack set in the top third. Halve each squash lengthwise; slice a sliver from the rounded part of each half so it sits flat. Leaving a 1/4-inch border, scoop out halves with a small spoon; roughly chop flesh, and reserve. Place squash halves, skin side down, in a shallow baking dish. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add reserved chopped squash, bell pepper, scallion whites, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper begins to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and chili powder; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add beef; cook until no longer pink, breaking up meat with a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in corn and 1/4 cup Parmesan; season with salt and pepper.
• Dividing evenly, spoon mixture into squash halves. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Cover with aluminum foil, and bake until squash is tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Uncover, and bake until top is browned, 7 to 10 minutes more. Garnish with scallion greens.

STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH WITH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• SQUASH: Take 2 of the squash and cut lengthwise. Remove flesh using a teaspoon from each half of the squash. The hollowed shell should be approximately 1/8-inch thick. Chop flesh into small pieces. Take the third whole squash and chop into small pieces as well. Combine chopped whole squash and flesh and set aside. Add butter to saucepan on medium heat and add leeks. Cook for approximately three minutes or until tender. Add chopped garlic and chopped squash. Cook until tender, approximately 4 minutes. Add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Stir mixture and remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper and allow the mixture to cool for about two minutes. Stuff each hollowed squash with vegetable mixture. Place them, stuffed side up in a casserole dish with 1/4 cup of water. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from oven and serve with stewed tomatoes.
• STEWED TOMATOES: Score bottom of each tomato making an 'X' mark. Place tomatoes in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove tomatoes and shock them with ice cold water. Peel skin from tomatoes starting from the bottom using scored 'X' mark as a guideline. After removing skin, chop tomatoes and set aside. Add vegetable oil to saucepan on medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Stir occasionally, add garlic, celery, green peppers, chopped tomatoes, and sugar. Stir mixture and simmer for 10 minutes. Add parsley, thyme, and bay leaf and stir again. Simmer for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

SPINACH-STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Combine squash, 1/2 teaspoons salt, and water to cover in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes or until tender. Cool.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise, and remove seeds. Drizzle cut sides of squash evenly with 2 tablespoons melted butter; sprinkle evenly with 2 tablespoons cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• Pour remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Stir in cooked spinach, sour cream, red wine vinegar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spoon spinach mixture evenly into squash halves. Place squash in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and remaining 6 tablespoons cheese, and dot with cold butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

BULGUR-STUFFED YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cut the squash in half lengthwise. Using a spoon or melon baller, scoop out the pulp, leaving 8 shells (reserve the pulp).
• Put the squash with the cut side down in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch nonstick baking pan. Pour the water into the pan.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the squash is tender. Drain the liquid. Turn the squash over. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, process the reserved squash pulp and mushrooms for 10 to 15 seconds, or until coarsely chopped.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the squash mixture and onion for about 3 minutes, or until the onion is soft, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the broth, peas, bulgur, roasted bell peppers, dillweed, and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium low. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the bulgur is tender. Spoon into the squash shells. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and pine nuts.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until warmed through.
• To skip the baking and processing steps, thinly slice the squash and mushrooms, then cook with the onion as directed above. Simmer with the broth, peas, bulgur, roasted bell peppers, dillweed, and pepper, also as directed in the recipe. Serve sprinkled with the Parmesan and pine nuts.
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 53
• Total Fat: 1.5g
• Saturated: 0.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 0.5g
• Cholesterol: 1mg
• Sodium: 34mg
• Carbohydrates: 8g
• Fiber: 2g
• Sugars: 3g
• Protein: 3g
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1/2 Starch
• 1/2 Fat

STUFFED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cream cheese and milk in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high 1 minute or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is blended.
• Add remaining filling ingredients. Toss to coat and set aside. Take some aluminum foil, and crimple to make a log about 1" high. Use this to support the 'neck' of the yellow squash so they will lay in a horizontal position in your baking dish. Set aside.
• Cut Squash (or zucchinin) in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out seeds to create a boat. Divide filling equally amongst the boats.
• Place boats in a shallow baking dish. Spread 2 Tbsp spaghetti sauce over each boat. Top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

STUFFED CANNONBALL YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• In a frying pan on top of the stove or in the oven cook the sausage links in 2 tablespoons of olive oil until fully cooked Add the mushrooms and red roasted pepper, about 2 minutes before the sausage is completely cooked and lightly brown them.
• While the sausage is cooking, in a small bowl, mix the bread crumbs, the dry ingredients and water. Remove the sausage from heat let cool slightly and then in a food processor or blender, grind the meat to medium texture, add the cooked mushrooms and Peppers. Cut the top off each squash ball *like a little hat and set it aside. Spoon out the inside and discard.
• When the meat mixture is able to be handles add it to the bread crumb mixture and form small meatballs. Fill each squash with the meatball so that if comes out the top of the squash. Do this to each of them. Place each filled squash ball in the pan and pour the rest of the sauce over them, put the little "hats" on. Cook for 30 minutes, serve hot and enjoy