Stuffed Pattypan Squash

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 tiny pattypan squash (about 1 1/2 inch in diameter)
• 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs (about 3/4 slice of bread)
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 green onions with tops, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 heat 1 inch water to boiling.
• 3 add squash.
• 4 cook 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender, drain.
• 5 cut off stem ends. hollow out squash; reserve squash shells.
• 6 chop squash meat finely.
• 7 mix squash and remaining ingredients except cheese.
• 8 spoon 1 heaping tsp filling into each squash shell.
• 9 sprinkle with cheese.
• 10 place in ungreased square pan (9x2x2 inches).
• 11 bake uncovered 10 to 12 minutes.

recipe

• 12 microwave directions: place squash and 2 tbsp water in square microwavable dish (8x 8x2 inches).
• 13 cover tightly and microwave on high 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• 14 hollow out and fill squash shells as directed.
• 15 place in square dish.
• 16 cover tightly and microwave 2 to 3 minutes or til hot.
• 17 *8 small pattypan squash (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter) can be substituted for the tiny squash.
• 18 spoon 1 heaping tbsp filling into each squash shell.