Rice Stuffed Sunburst Patty Pan Summer Squash Food

STUFFED PATTYPAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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. 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.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon to paper towels, and set aside. Saute onion in bacon drippings. Chop the reserved squash pieces, and saute them with the onion for one minute.
• Remove the skillet from heat, and stir in the breadcrumbs. Crumble the bacon, and stir into the stuffing along with the Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stuff each squash to overflowing with the mixture, and place them in a baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.

STUFFED PATTY PAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• 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.
• 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.
• Mince the reserved squash.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl with the minced squash, mixing well.
• Stuff each squash to overflowing with the mixture, and place them in a baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.

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.

PATTYPAN (SUNBURST SUMMER SQUASH)SLICED & FRIED

Steps:

• 1. Peel the squash.
• 2. Cut it in half.
• 3. Then slice, and remove the center seeds.
• 4. Beat together the eggs, salt & pepper.
• 5. Put the cornmeal in a bowl.
• 6. Start dipping the squash, first in the egg, then the cornmeal. Put on a plate, ready for frying. Heat oil. Fry a couple slices, at a time.
• 7. When fried, place on a rack with a paper towel under the rack. Get your dip ready, and serve. Hot and crunchy...YUM!
• 8. PATTYPAN SUMMER SQUASHS... below. SUNBURST.......is yellow STAR SHIP......is dark green PETER PAN......is light green PAPAYA.........is mainly yellow with a hint ...............of green and shaped like a papaya.

HEALTHY STUFFED PATTY PAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut the top off the squash and clean out all the seeds.
• Mix all the ingredients together, stir to mix well.
• Stuff the squash, put it's hat back on.
• Place leftover stuffing in a piece of tin foil.
• Place the stuffed squash in a baking dish.
• Bake in 375 oven for apprx 1 hour.
• The baking time will depend on the thickness of the squash shell - mine was apprx1" thick.
• Put the leftover stuffing in the oven for the last 20 minutes of baking.

RICE STUFFED SUNBURST / PATTY PAN SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Use a saute pan (with a lid) that will fit your 4 whole squash evenly. Add about 3 inches of water, lightly salt it and bring to a boil. Make sure your squash sit nice and flat -- cut off a bit on the bottom if need be, just not too much or you'll go through.
• Place your squash in the boiling water, cover and allow it to cook for about 10 minutes, until just fork tender. While the squash cooks, chop up your other ingredients.
• Once the squash is done, remove them gently and set them aside. Drain the water and clean out your pan.
• Returning the pan to the stove, heat the 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Add in the onion and cook for about 5-7 minutes, until translucent. Add in the garlic and cook for just a few minutes, watching it doesn't burn.
• Add in the raw rice and stir to coat. Add in the broth and bring to a boil. Depending on your broth, you may want to season with salt and pepper. Once at a boil, reduce the heat and cover. Cook for 45 minutes - at which time the rice should be cooked and liquid fully absorbed. (Depending on your rice, you may need slightly longer).
• While the rice cooks, cut the tops off of the squash (just below the green part). You want enough of a opening to work with, without wasting too much of the squash. Next, scoop out some of the insides being careful not to break through the sides or bottom. I like to score a circle using a paring knife and then scoop out with a regular teaspoon. It's basically the seedy part you want to remove, you don't have to take much from around the sides. You can chop up parts of what you scoop out and add it into the rice mixture. Set your squash aside again.
• Preheat your oven to 375. Have a baking dish ready (lightly oiled, or foil if you prefer).
• When the rice is done, take it off the heat and add in the 1/2 cup of parmesan, the fresh basil and spinach. Mix.
• Time to assemble. Using the 1 tsp of olive oil, lightly brush the outsides of the squash. Next, stuff the rice mixture into the hollow -- you can pack quite a bit in there, and have a bit overflowing on top. Place into the baking dish and finish by sprinkling the 1 tbsp of parmesan over top.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

BRAISED PATTYPAN (SUNBURST) SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Place a large (deep-ish) pan over medium heat (I used a 3-quart cast iron pan). Warm a little oil and add the onions. Sauté until translucent and fragrant, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the tomato paste, 2 Tbsp oil, and broth and mix well, then add the squash and season with salt and pepper. Mix again.
• Cover and reduce heat to low-medium for about 15 minutes. Stir and replace cover, cooking another 10 minutes or until squash is tender. Top with a squeeze of lemon juice and the fresh parsley and serve.

STUFFED SUNBURST PATTYPAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Steam whole squash until tender; drain and cool.
• Scoop out flesh, leaving about 1/4-1/2 inch border around the edges.
• Measure 1 tablespoon of the bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons of the parmesan (or romano) cheese; set aside.
• Chop the squash flesh in a bowl; mix in the cream cheese, green onion, cream, swiss cheese and the remaining parmesan and bread crumbs.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill squash shells with the above mixture.
• Top with the reserved bread crumbs and parmesan.
• Refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes, or until tops are brown.

BUTTERY PATTY PAN SQUASH WITH BASIL

Steps:

• In a baking dish, layer squash, drizzle with butter, sprinkle with basil and sprinkle with a small amount of salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue layering until all ingredients are gone.
• Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until squash is tender.