Southwestern Stuffed Zucchini Or Squash

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium zucchini or 6 medium squash
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 5 bacon, slices cooked and crumbled
• 3 small tomatillos, husked and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter or 2 -3 tablespoons margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 cut zicchini in half lengthwise, and remove seads.
• 2 microwave, in batches, in a 11x7 glass dish on high for 5-7 minutes, or until tender.
• 3 scoop out the pulp, keeping the shells intact; reserve the pulp. sprinkle the shells with salt to taste.
• 4 stir together reserved pulp, cheese, and the next four ingredients.
• 5 fill the shells with the pulp mixture.
• 6 place in a 13x9 baking dish.
• 7 sprinkle evenly with bread crumbs; drizzle with butter.
• 8 bake at 375 for 30 minutes.