Stuffed Pattypan Squash

Name: Stuffed Pattypan Squash
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 355 milliliters soft bread crumbs; 118 milliliters diced onion; 59 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 6 pattypan squash, stem and blossom removed; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste

Stuffed Pattypan Squash might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 251 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have bacon, pattypan squash, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Bring one inch of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add squash, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the stem with little resistance.

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Squash

Drain, and slice off the top stem of the squash. Use a melon baller to carefully scoop out the centers of the squash. Reserve all of the bits of squash.

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Squash

Melon

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Melon Baller

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Remove bacon to paper towels, and set aside.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Saute onion in bacon drippings. Chop the reserved squash pieces, and saute them with the onion for one minute.

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Bacon Drippings

Squash

Onion

Remove the skillet from heat, and stir in the breadcrumbs. Crumble the bacon, and stir into the stuffing along with the Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stuff each squash to overflowing with the mixture, and place them in a baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.

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Parmesan