Baked Stuffed Yellow Squash Boats

By pattynorman1947

side dish

Ingredients

• 4 yellow squash
• 1 med onion diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 TBsp dried italian seasoning or 3 Tbsp fresh herbs (basil, oregano)
• kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• olive oil
• 2 Cups Japanese style panko Breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 egg

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Cut yellow squash in half lengthwise
With a spoon, scrape flesh and seeds of squash into a large bowl, making boats
In a pan, saute' onion and garlic over medium heat with a dash of olive oil.
Add the squash that was removed from the boats and season with kosher salt and pepper.
Cook until almost soft (arnd 7 mins)
When squash is almost soft, remove from heat and mix in bowl with 1 egg, breadcrumbs, herbs, and parmesan cheese
Scoop stuffing mixture into boats and fill evenly
Sprinkle the top of the stuffed boats with extra park cheese
Cook in preheated over (400 degrees) until boats are crisp tender and golden brown on top (around 10 mins)