What do I do with all this squash!?

If you've got a squash or zucchini plant you may be trying frantically to use it as quickly as the plant produces. Or if you are like me, you have probably killed yours. Fortunately, our neighbors are delivering squash and zucchini weekly from what seem to be the most prolific plants in the world.

If you don't have access to a garden, keep in mind that this stuff is in season! Visit a farmers market and get a great deal on what's in season here in Colorado and support your local farmers.

My husband, Mark and I tried this recipe on Sunday and it was delicious, easy and healthy too! We modified a few things from the original recipe to use up the few things that I've managed not to kill in our garden. (i.e. pepper and parsley)

Feel free to make your own modifications to make this recipe your own.

Here's what we used -

6 medium sized squash
1lb hamburger
1/4 red onion chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
1 jalapeno chopped
1 cup bread crumbs

salt and pepper to taste

Optional Toppings (be creative)

Pasta Sauce
Parsley
or Cheese

Boil the squash for 10 ten minutes until you can lift it out with tongs and poke a toothpick into it. Remove the squash from the water, and set it aside to cool.

Pre-heat the oven to 350.

While the squash is cooling lightly brown hamburger with 1/4 - 1/2 cup water to keep it moist. (Don't over brown it as you will be baking it as well and it will get too dry.) After you've browned the hamburger add garlic, onion, pepper and bread crumbs and mix that up. Cover and set to the side.

Cut the stems off of the squash and split them in half. Scoop out seeds and leave the flesh. Scoop in hamburger mix by the spoonful into the squash.

Lightly oil the bottom of a pyrex dish and place halves in the dish. For extra taste you may add the following toppings. Pasta sauce, parsley or cheese!

Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 20 min.

This will make 12 halves. Mark ate 3.5 halves and I ate 1.5... We have plenty of left overs but I'm looking forward to popping it in the microwave for a healthy easy lunch today.

Enjoy!

Krista