I was at the farmers market the other day and saw 2 kinds of squash I had never had before, golden squash and lita squash. So I thought I would give them a try, but what to do with them? I used to make zucchini and squash baked in the oven with a bread crumb stuffing. The challenge- how to rework stuffed squash. I thought about making a mushroom stuffing like the stuffed peppers I made in a previous blog. But them I decided to try something completely different. Stuffed squash with veggies and pesto (pesto friendly to my new eating habits.
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| Golden Squash |
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| Lita squash |
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Ingredients: Squash, small zucchini, carrots, red/orange peppers, garlic, broccoli steams, basil, sea salt, nutritional yeast(parmesan substitute)
Step #1- hollow out the 2 types of squash
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| Golden Squash Hollowed |
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| Lita Squash Hollowed |
Step #2 - Bake squashed at 350 until soft. While squash is in the oven, saute diced garlic, small zucchini, carrots, peppers, and usable squash from inside of lita as golden squash.
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| Saute veggies |
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Step #3- You can use regular pesto, but as I am not using oil,pine nuts, or parmesan, I have a modified recipe. This is a combination of a few recipes. In the food processor, mix garlic (1-2 cloves) broccoli stems, half a medium zucchini, basil, sea salt and nutritional yeast(optional) to taste.
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| Mock Pesto |
Step #4 - Add pesto to sauteed veggies and stuff baked squashes.
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Stuffed Golden Squash
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| Stuffed Lita Squash |
Step #5- Serve and Enjoy. This was delicious. Anther idea I might try next time instead of mock pesto: Marinara on the veggies
your dish looks so amazing! Do you think that we can cook lita and golden squash in microwave? I think that way can keep both them have texture and flavor in highest quality.
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