Scalloped Squash Recipes

SCALLOPED SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook sliced squash until tender, drain.
• Meanwhile, gradually stir milk into soup, blend in egg and drained squash, onion, and stuffing. Toss lightly to mix.
• Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish that has been buttered.
• Cheese topping: Crush the butter crackers, toss lightly with the 2 tablespoons butter.
• Sprinkle this over the squash. Top with the grated cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.

SAUTEED PATTY PAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until foaming, 1 to 2 minutes. Saute onion in the olive oil-butter until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add squash and garlic; season with lemon pepper. Saute mixture until squash is easily pierced with a fork, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Mix spinach, parsley, and basil into squash mixture; saute until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Squeeze lemon juice over mixture and sprinkle in Parmesan cheese; stir well. Season mixture with salt and black pepper.

STUFFED SCALLOPED (PATTY PAN) SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of water to a boil; add squash and cook until squash can be easily pierced with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow squash to cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes.
• Cut off one end of squash and scoop meat and seeds out of the center, leaving enough meat intact so squash will still maintain its shape. Set the scooped meat aside.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and extra crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving about 1/4 teaspoon bacon grease in the skillet.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in the bacon grease over medium heat until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add water, beef bouillon, squash meat, and cayenne pepper to onion mixture; cook until liquid is reduced by about 2/3, about 5 minutes.
• Mix Cheddar cheese into broth mixture until cheese is melted completely, 2 to 3 minutes. Add bread crumbs and stir until mixture is the consistency of wet stuffing. Fill squash with stuffing; season with salt and pepper. Place squash in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until stuffing is crisp, 30 to 45 minutes.

SCALLOPED SQUASH AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Add the cream, garlic, onion, and bay leaves to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes. Keep warm. In a large 20 cm (8 in.) square baking dish, place a layer of potato slices, overlapping slightly, and then a second layer with slices of squash. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add another layer of potatoes and then a layer of squash. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Finish with the remaining potato slices. Pass the cream mixture through a strainer to remove the onion and bay leaves. Pour the hot cream mixture over the potatoes and squash. Bake for 1 hour. Sprinkle with thyme and grated cheese and continue baking about 15 minutes, or until potatoes and squash are tender. Serve as a side dish for grilled meat. Chef's secret: To avoid waste, cut leftover squash into quarters with the peel on. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and fresh herbs (thyme, parsley). Bake in a 180°C (350°F) oven for about 30 minutes, or until the squash is tender. It makes a delicious side dish.

SCALLOPED ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix sliced vegetables.
• Mix melted butter with sugar, salt, oregano, and pepper.
• Mix butter with veggies.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake ½ hour; remove from oven; spread Parmesan over top; bake ½ hour more.

SCALLOPED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees and butter a 5X8 deep casserole dish. Set aside.

SCALLOPED POTATOES AND SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, slice the potatoes into 1/4″ thick round slices. Slice the squash into 1/4″ thick slices lengthwise.
• Saute the onion until soft and translucent in the heated butter and oil, about three to four minutes. Whisk in the flour, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined. Whisk in milk and heat until bubbling, about a minute, stirring every few seconds then remove from heat.
• Spread the potatoes and squash slightly overlapping each other, alternating layers of potatoes and squash.
• Evenly spread the milk-onion mixture over the potato and squash and gently shake the pan to spread the liquid around the pan. Top with Parmesan cheese, as much as you see fit. I spread a thin, even layer and called it a day.
• But don't call it a day yet, cover it with aluminum foil, put it in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 25 minutes or until the top is satisfactorily browned. Remove from oven and let it set on the counter for 10 minutes, then serve.

SCALLOPED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish (3-quart capacity).
• Stir together salt and pepper in a small bowl. Cut off necks of squash, reserving bottoms for another use (you will have about 3 pounds necks). Peel squash and very thinly slice crosswise with slicer.
• Layer one third of squash slices, overlapping, in baking dish and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture. Sprinkle with half of cheese, then layer half of remaining squash slices on top and sprinkle with some of salt and pepper mixture. Top with remaining cheese and remaining squash slices, then sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
• Bring cream and thyme sprigs to a simmer in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Discard thyme and pour cream evenly over squash. Put a sheet of parchment paper on surface of squash and poke a few holes in parchment with a knife. Bake squash until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Discard parchment and let squash stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, cut rounds from squash with cookie cutter and transfer to plates with a spatula.
• *Available at Asian markets, cookware shops, and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).