Yellow Or Zucchini Squash Boats Or Stuff That Zuke

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium yellow squash (or zukes if you prefer)
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, plus
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs (i use italian style)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour (for thickening)
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cut squash in half lengthwise.
• 3 drop halves in boiling water and boil for 7 minutes.
• 4 remove from water.
• 5 allow to rest until cool enough to handle.
• 6 with a spoon, scrape the middle of the squash out, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick.
• 7 set aside the shells.
• 8 finely chop scooped out middles.
• 9 heat a skillet and spray with cooking spray.
• 10 saute chopped squash, onion, basil and garlic until onion is soft.
• 11 season with salt and pepper.
• 12 whisk milk and flour together.
• 13 slowly add small amounts of milk to the veggies while stirring.
• 14 bring mixture just to a boil.
• 15 add cheese and 1/2 cup bread crumbs, stirring the whole time.
• 16 mixture should be semi thick, almost crumbly.
• 17 if it is too thick or too thin, add milk or bread crumbs accordingly.
• 18 re-season if needed.
• 19 stuff the shells with this mixture, sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and dot with butter.
• 20 bake in oven for 10-20 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown.