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[KathyL]

I've got tons of yellow squash!!!! Any great yellow squash recipies to share? I'm tired of cooking it in the microwave. Thanks.

KathyL

[AKLRULZ]

Yum! How about slicing it down middle and grilling it?!? [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]

[Bert & Sully]

I have a few recipes but I can only find this one thus far that my mom gave me a few years ago.

YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH & CORN SOUP

1 pound yellow summer squash
2 ears corn
3 large shallots
2 large garlic cloves
1 fresh jalapeño chile
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/2 cups water

Cut summer squash crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Shuck corn and, working over a bowl, cut kernels from cobs. Halve cobs. Chop shallots and mince garlic. Wearing rubber gloves, chop chile, with seeds if desired.

In a 5-quart heavy kettle combine all ingredients (including cobs) except water and cook over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in water and simmer mixture until squash is very tender, about 15 minutes. Discard cobs. In a blender puree mixture in batches until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to another bowl. Season soup with salt and pepper. Divide soup between 2 bowls and garnish with corn, chiles, cilantro, small dollops of sour cream, and squash.

[img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] Still lookin' for the other ones!

[CRCrazy]

I just made sauteed squash for lunch today - very low cal - but yummy!

Slice up yellow squash, zucchini, mushrooms, green beans - whatever you need to use up in your fridge - I do it in a non-stick saute pan - no oil - no cals! Chop up some onion, and fresh garlic - when the beans/squash are tender - I chop up a tomato or two and throw them in - season with a little salt/pepper and fresh basil if I have it - yummy!!!

[Janet 46]

I was just about to ask the same question because I came home today to find a bag of zucchini and yellow squash on my doorstep! That can only mean that my parents were in Parsippany today! They're constantly delivering vegetable surprise bags to their daughters.

Marie, that recipe sounds great and very good for using up leftover scraps! I'll try it tomorrow.

[Bert & Sully]

Grilled Zucchini & Summer Squash Salad w/Citrus Splash Dressing

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
3/4 cup fresh orange juice (about 3 oranges)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
3 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 red onions
4 zucchini, each halved lengthwise (about 1-1/4 pounds)
4 yellow squash, each halved lengthwise (about 1 pound)
Cooking spray
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine first 7 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Peel onions, leaving root intact; cut each onion into 4 wedges. Add onion, zucchini, and yellow squash to bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

Prepare grill.

Drain vegetables in a colander over a bowl, reserving marinade. Place vegetables on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 8 minutes or until tender; turn and baste occasionally with 3/4 cup of the marinade. Place the vegetables on a serving platter; sprinkle with the basil. Serve the vegetables with the remaining marinade.

[patty c.]

Yumm - try this! I got this out of Cooking Light last month:

SUMMER QUICHE

6 eggs
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/2 tablespoon basil
1/2 tablespoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons grated parmesean cheese (I added more)
1 zucchini, small, diced
1 yellow squash, small, diced
1 vidalla onion, small, diced
3 roma tomatoes, diced
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Preheat over to 375. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, yogurt, herbs, black pepper and parmesean cheese. Beat well. Add the onion, squash and tomatoes and stir. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and bake for 35-45 minutes or until cooked (the quiche should be firm to the touch). Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. 6-8 servings.

Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 170
Protein: 8 g
Total Fat: 10 g
Carbohydrates: 13g
Fiber 1g

[Shell_of_the_South]

This probably isn't near as good as the recipe Elaine posted, but we like to take squash, zucchini, onions, and mushrooms cut up and tossed with a little italian dressing on the grill. I don't put the veggies directly on the grill, but I put them in a metal colander and put that on the grill. The holes in the colander kind of steam the veggies.

These are great recipes! Squash is one of my favorite veggies. Of course the truly southern way to eat them is to slice them, batter them in corn meal and fry them, but that is so NOT good for someone like me trying to reduce fat in my diet!

[Bert & Sully]

Originally posted by patty c.:
Yumm - try this! I got this out of Cooking Light last month:

SUMMER QUICHE

6 eggs
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/2 tablespoon basil
1/2 tablespoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons grated parmesean cheese (I added more)
1 zucchini, small, diced
1 yellow squash, small, diced
1 vidalla onion, small, diced
3 roma tomatoes, diced
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Preheat over to 375. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, yogurt, herbs, black pepper and parmesean cheese. Beat well. Add the onion, squash and tomatoes and stir. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and bake for 35-45 minutes or until cooked (the quiche should be firm to the touch). Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. 6-8 servings.

Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 170
Protein: 8 g
Total Fat: 10 g
Carbohydrates: 13g
Fiber 1g

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Oh yeah I FORGOT about this one Patty! - It is good. -

[KathyL]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! So many delicious sounding ways to prepare yellow squash. I've printed them out and can't wait to try them.

KathyL [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Dumbo]

Here's mine. Cut the squash into slices. Dip in flour and fry in frying pan with a lttle oil. Drain on towels.
DH also takes the slices and puts them on foil with butter and cooks them on the grill.

[HiddenMickey]

Here's a simple way to cook it:

1 tbsp of oil in frying pan
squash sliced into 1/4 circles
1/2 yellow/vidalia onion sliced thinly
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in pan and add squash
stir so that all slices are covered and get a chance to cook on the bottom of the pan, once they start to looked partially cooked, add onion slices and sprinkle with salt and pepper, continue cooking until desired consistancy.

Yum. I do this most often with Zucchini, but yellow squash or a combo of the two works great. You can add some spaghetti sauce toward the end of cooking if you want a different way to cook it.

-HiddenMickey