Day 7 - Stuffed version 1 (more to come)

Tuesday is CSA delivery day.  Our boxes from Great Country Farms (www.greatcountryfarms.com) contained 18 squash of four different varieties.  Zucchini, yellow, and two different types of Patty Pans.  In addition to the squash, we got cucumbers, new potatoes, two varieties of peaches, green onions, yellow plums and broccoli.  Just an amazing box for this early in the season.

So yesterday, I did my best to clean out the squash from last weeks delivery that left in the fridge.  Making something plain no doubt would have resulted in lots of leftovers.  So I went with something a little complicated, and different from other things I made this week.  So I went with a stuffed option.  This takes a little while to make, around an hour or so total.  I like Patty Pans for this, they make a sort of individual serving that is kind of fun.

Stuffed Squash

6 or 7 patty pan squash
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground lamb
2 1/2 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup ketchup
1 t ground pepper
2 t dried dill (or 2T fresh chopped fine)
1 t dried oregano (or 1 T fresh chopped fine)
1/2 cup chopped onion
3-4 cloves garlic chopped very fine
1 t salt

Cook rice according to directions.   Hollow out the squash by cutting off the pointed end and scooping out the insides so that the squash becomes a bowl.  Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix meat together.  Add rice and ketchup.  Mix well.  Add all the spices and add to the beef mixture.  Mix well.  Add enough filling to the squash so that it creates a mound.  If using zucchini or yellow squash, slice lengthwise and scoop out the insides so that a boat shape remains.  Fill the squash so that it has a slight mound shape

Cook the stuffed squash for about an hour, or until it is soft and cooked through.

Reviews:  Beeca and the older girls loved it.  The 8 year old ate the stuffing, but is refusing all squash.

Next up….stir fry….