Chorizo Stuffed Summer Squash Food

CHORIZO-STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Combine turkey, salt, garlic powder, chili powder, smoked and sweet paprika, cumin, coriander, oregano, chipotle pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and apple cider vinegar in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour for flavors to blend.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds and brush cut sides with olive oil. Place squash cut-side down on prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in preheated oven until squash is soft, 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chilled chorizo mixture. Cook and stir, breaking up lumps, until cooked through and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add onion and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until onion becomes translucent, stirring constantly. Add garlic and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chili powder, salt, and cumin.
• Stir in beans, corn, diced green chilies, and tomatoes; cover and simmer 4 to 5 minutes.
• Fluff spaghetti squash strands with a fork, keeping them in the shells.
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Divide sauce among 4 squash halves. Top each half with 1/4 cup of cheese. Return to baking sheet and bake until cheese is melted 5 to 6 minutes. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

CHORIZO AND RICE STUFFED PATTYPAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cut off top quarter from larger end of each squash; discard tops. (You may need to trim a small bit from narrow end to keep squash level in skillet while baking.) Scoop out pulp, leaving about a ½-inch shell. Reserve 1 cup pulp; coarsely chop.
• In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add squash shells, cut side down; cook until lightly browned around the edges, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Turn squash cut side up; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt.
• Bake until softened, about 18 minutes. Remove squash from skillet; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, bring broth and remaining ½ teaspoon salt to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; add rice. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
• In same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, and garlic; cook until browned and crumbly, 3 to 4 minutes. Add reserved 1 cup squash pulp; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Remove sausage mixture from skillet. Wipe skillet clean.
• Stir sausage mixture, ⅔ cup cheese, cilantro, cumin, and pepper into rice. Spoon rice mixture into squash shells, mounding slightly. Place in skillet, and loosely cover with foil.
• Bake until tender, about 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining ⅓ cup cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more. Garnish with green onion, if desired.

CHEESY STUFFED SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Boil the squash 10 minutes until softened.
• When cooled enough to handle, remove the stems and cut in half lengthwise.
• Remove the pulp.
• Cook the bacon until crisp.
• Saute the onion in 2T bacon drippings.
• Add crumbled bacon, breadcrumbs and squash pulp.
• Fill the squash shells.
• Top each shell with cheese.
• Broil until melted.
• Sprinkle with paprika.

CHEF JOHN'S STUFFED SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat it with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Stir in sausage and red bell pepper. Cook, stirring to break up sausage into small pieces, until sausage is browned and bell pepper is soft and sweet, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain off any fat.
• Stir goat cheese and sausage mixture in a bowl until well combined. Set aside.
• Hollow out a 3/4-inch deep well in the center of each squash half. Place each piece on the prepared baking sheet, cut-side up. Season with salt and black pepper; fill each with 1 to 2 tablespoons cheese and sausage mixture. Top each squash with breadcrumbs and lightly drizzle with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is golden and squash is tender, about 30 minutes.

CHORIZO-STUFFED SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Drizzle a shallow baking pan with oil. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Remove seeds. Sprinkle squash with 1 teaspoon chili powder and salt. Place halves cut sides down in pan. Bake 15 minutes. Add whole chile peppers to pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until squash is just tender. Remove and cover with foil; let stand 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Scoop out squash flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch shells. Place halves in baking pan, cut sides up. Coarsely chop flesh; place in a large bowl. Stem, seed, and chop peppers; add to bowl. Stir in chorizo, raisins, cheese, and chopped oregano. Spoon into squash halves. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until heated through.

CHORIZO-STUFFED CHAYOTE SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the chayotes and boil for 50 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Drain the chayotes and let them cool slightly. Then cut the chayotes in half, removing and discarding the pit from each one. Carefully scoop out the flesh from each chayote and transfer it to a small bowl. Transfer the empty chayote skins to a baking sheet.
• Cook the chorizo in a dry medium sauté pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, or until browned. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 8 minutes, or until the onion is translucent. Add the chayote flesh and half of the Manchego cheese, and stir to combine and melt the cheese. Season the filling to taste with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat.
• Scoop the filling into the chayote skins, dividing it equally. Top with the remaining Manchego cheese, and sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cheese bubbles.

STUFFED MUSHROOMS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a large baking pan.
• Cut off the stems from the mushroom caps and then chop the stems. Place the mushroom caps stem side down, into the prepared pan. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms release their liquid.
• Meanwhile, you can heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Then add the chorizo and cook it until it for about 3-4 minutes, or until it starts to brown. Take the chorizo out and reserve.
• Reduce the heat to med-low and then add the onion, cooking for about 4-5 minutes, or until the onion gets soft. Add the chopped mushroom stems and cook another 3 minutes. Take out the veggie mixture and add it to the chorizo. Let cool.
• Next, stir the bread, cheese and parsley into the chorizo and veggie mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Turn the mushroom caps over and divide the chorizo mixture among them,making sure the mixture is mounded on each mushroom cap. Bake the caps for approximately 15 minutes, or until heated through.