Qty
| Item
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6-8
| medium size crookneck yellow squash
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1 pound
| very lean (sirloin or chuck) ground beef
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1/4 pound
| ground pork
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1/2 teaspoon
| thyme (use 1 teaspoon if fresh)
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2 Tablespoons
| Olive oil
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1
| medium onion, chopped
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1
| rib celery, chopped
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2
| cloves garlic, minced fine
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1/2 cup
| minute rice
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1/4 cup
| grated Parmesan cheese
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1/4 teaspoon
| salt (or to taste)
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1/8 teaspoon
| pepper (or to taste)
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1/8 cup
| parsley (or 2-3 Tablespoons)
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1 can
| Condensed Tomato Soup (10.75 oz)
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1 can
| Tomato sauce (5 oz.)
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2/3
| tomato soup can of water
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Optional
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1/2 cup
| chopped mushrooms(white button, Portabella)
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Directions:
- Wash squash thoroughly with small vegetable brush and fruit
and vegetable wash. Rinse. Cut off stem end and slice
lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a spoon and discard seeds.
Place squash in a 9" X 13" rectangular pan (spray with oil or
coat lightly with regular oil) scooped side up.
- Place the olive oil in a warm frying pan with the onions,
celery, and garlic. Saute until slightly transparent but not
brown.
- In a bowl but the meats (beef and pork), minute rice,
cheese, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley and the sauteed vegetables
together. Mix thoroughly (I recommend getting a pair of
disposable gloves for this process. It keeps the meat-stuff out
of your nails and is really more sanitary as some meat can have
salmonella and other bacteria) using your hands or a spoon.
- Fill each squash half with some of the meat mixture making
sure to use it all (you can also place some mixture over the
crook end of the squash if you like).
- Using the same bowl as was used for the meat mixture, mix
the canned tomato soup, tomato sauce, and 3/4 can of water (from
the soup can) together thoroughly. Pour over the squash in the
pan. At this point you can grate some cheese over the top
(Parmesan, jack,colby,cheddar,swiss - whatever you like or just
leave it plain).
- Place in a 350°F preheated oven for approximately 45
minutes to 1 hour.
- Optional You can also add peeled and quartered
potatoes to the pan. These will bake right along with the
squash.
This makes a great meal and the leftovers reheated are really
good. i find people do not generally like stuffed peppers as the
peppers tend to "repeat" on you, so try this alternative. You may
find you're making these "Stuffed Squash" often.
Copyright © 12/6/99 by Barbara Shively.
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