Summer Squash Corn Medley Recipes

SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a saucepan. Add squash and zucchini. Bring to a boil; cook for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings., In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add the squash, brown sugar and seasonings. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve with a slotted spoon.

YELLOW SQUASH AND CORN SAUTE

Steps:

• Place corn into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and cool corn. Cut corn off the cobs.
• Place squash into a skillet and add water. Cook squash over medium heat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess water from skillet.
• Stir corn, butter, parsley, salt, and pepper into squash; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

GARLICKY SUMMER SQUASH AND FRESH CORN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the onion and garlic until slightly tender. Mix in the vegetable broth and corn kernels, and cook until heated through. Mix in the squash and zucchini. Cover, and continue cooking 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until squash and zucchini are tender.
• Mix the parsley and butter into the skillet with the squash. Season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until butter is melted, and serve hot.

SUMMER SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Put oil in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish with a tightly fitting lid. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 1 minute. Stir in garlic. Cook, uncovered, 1 minute 30 seconds.
• Stir in squash. Cook, covered, 5 minutes.
• Uncover and stir in tomatoes and salt. Cook, uncovered, 6 minutes. Stir in basil and cook, uncovered, 1 minute.
• Remove from oven. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.

YELLOW SQUASH AND CORN SAUTE

Steps:

• Place corn into large pot and cover with salted water, bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Drain and cool corn.
• Cut corn off the cobs.
• Place squash into a skillet and add water.
• Cook suash over medium heat until tender, 5- to 10 minutes.
• Drain any excess water fromskillet.
• Stir corn butter parsley salt and pepper into squash; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

CROOKNECK SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Sauté the onion in butter until almost translucent. Add the squash and cook until tender. Add one half of a bag of frozen corn. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook to desired doneness.

MEXICAN STYLE SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large lidded skillet.
• Add squash, onion and garlic and saute until tender crisp.
• Add jalepeno (if using), tomatoes, corn, chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer until it all cooks down (about 25 minutes, more or less to your taste). Stir occasionally.
• Uncover pan, sprinkle cheese on top. Serve after cheese melts.
• This lends itself nicely to whatever else you have around. Chopped bell peppers are a nice addition.