Squash Casserolelike Black Eyed Pea Restaurant Food

THE BLACK-EYED PEA'S BAKED SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut the tops off the squash.
• Cut in 3- 4 pieces.
• Boil in water til tender (just a few minutes).
• Drain and mash.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Place in casserole dish.
• Cover with light layer of breadcrumbs.
• Bake at 350 til lightly browned (about 10- 15 minutes).

SQUASH CASSEROLE(LIKE BLACK EYED PEA RESTAURANT)

Steps:

• 1. Cut tips off squash and cut each squash into 3 or 4 pieces. Drop squash and chopped onion into a large saucepan with enough boiling water to cover. Return to boil, reduce heat and cook until tender. Drain well in colander and mash, allowing excess liquid to drain.
• 2. Combine with beaten eggs, 1-cup breadcrumbs, butter, sugar, salt, onion, and pepper. Turn into a greased 3-quart casserole.
• 3. Toss remaining bread crumbs with melted butter and sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.

BLACK-EYED PEAS, CORN AND SQUASH SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse and drain black-eyed peas. Place in medium heavy saucepan and add onion halves (with cloves), bay leaf and enough water to cover by an inch. Bring to the boil, reduce to barely a simmer, cover and cook 20 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, and a little more water if none is visible when you tilt the pan, and cook, covered, another 20-30 minutes until beans are creamy inside but still intact. Drain and remove onions and bay leaf. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, bring large pot of water to the boil. Add 2 tablespoons salt and 5 corn cobs. Cook corn 23 minutes. Remove corn and repeat with remaining cobs. Let cobs cool, then carefully cut corn from cob with sharp knife. Place cut corn in a medium bowl and add diced zucchini and squash, tomatoes, and scallions. Place vinegar in a small bowl and whisk in yogurt along with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Drizzle in olive oil while whisking so as to form an emulsion. Pour dressing over corn and vegetables. Add cooled black-eyed peas and chopped parsley. Stir gently to combine and serve.

EASY SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add squash and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
• To the squash add milk, butter, eggs, green onion tops, salt, pepper and sugar; mix well. Transfer to a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese and crushed crackers.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.