Pattypan squash mixes well with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, cheese, and many fresh herbs (marjoram, rosemary, dill, thyme, parsley,… to name a few)

Ingredients:

4 Pattypan Squash, washed

1 Onion, chopped

1/2 lb. lean sausage, chopped

3/4 lb. Parsley, chopped

1 1/2 cups Bread Crumbs

1/2 teaspoon Pepper

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cut squash in half (horizonally) and hollow.

3. Chop onion finely.

4. Crumble the sausage into a pan and cook until no longer pink.

5. Remove sausage from pan and set aside.

6. Add onion to the pan with sausage fat and cook about 2 minutes or until soft.

7. Mix together in a bowl the sausage, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, pepper and 2 tablespoons water.

8. Divide mixture among squash halves.

9. Brush the tops of the stuffed squash with olive oil.

10. Place squash in single layer in baking dish just large enough to hold all of the squash.

11. Fill baking dish with 1/2 inch water.

12. Cover and bake 30 minutes.

13. Uncover and continue baking about 15 minutes or until stuffing is browned and squash tender.

Serves 4

Source: Healthy Recipes for Kids

(originally posted in the 7-7-09 CSA newsletter)

Sunburst Squash, which are the yellow variety of  pattypan squash, also called scalloped squash or custard squash easy to hollow out, stuff, and bake.

Ingredients:

2 TBL butter

sunburst squash

1 pound of meat

Seasonings

Directions:

Melt 2 TBL butter in a skillet. Cut out the middle of the sunburst squash, scoop out their seeds and discard the seeds. Sprinkle squash with salt or seasoning of choice. Set the squash into  the skillet and cover with a tight lid. Steam or simmer them 15 minutes on low heat, or until the squash are almost tender.

In a second skillet, fry 1 pound of beef, sausage or meat of your choice. Drain. Season meat if desired (The Fishers like ground beef with BBQ sauce!).

Remove squash from skillet, place into a baking dish. Fill cavities with the meat. Pour liquid from the skillet over and around the squash.

Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

Serve with a slice of cheese melted on top!

Source:

Our CSA Farmer’s Wife, Mrs. Fisher!

(originally posted in the 6-23-09 CSA newsletter)