You know, I was looking for a recipe to use up the delicious zucchini I received in my Bitty Box from Door to Door Organics and I found this recipe I had saved many years ago and had never made! And to my surprise, it included bacon!
The three zucchini I used were pretty big, so I didn't modify the recipe at all.
6 summer squash (I used three good sized zucchini)
Boiling salted water
1 sm. onion, minced
2 tbsp. bacon drippings, or butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 c. fine dry bread crumbs (I used 1 cup of panko bread cups, just as wonderful)
1/2 c. Cheddar cheese, shredded
3 slices thin bacon, partially cooked (I used 6 pieces of bacon, because, um, well, it's bacon!!!)
(Turn the oven on to 400 degrees)
First, cut the tops off the zucchini and plop them into a boiling pot of water
Then, cook up your bacon so it's just starting to get that cooked look. The rest of the cooking will be done in the oven.
After you remove the slightly cooked bacon, put your minced up onion into the pan. I got this great onion from my weekly delivery of organic food and I even added the giant green tops! You want to cook the onion until just softened and not browned.
Put the onions, your salt and pepper and breadcrumbs into a bowl and mix.
By now, it should be about 8-10 minutes later and you can remove your boiled zucchini. I used a potholder to hold the zucchini because it was hot! The tricky part was scraping out the guts of the zucchini. I used a knife and it worked pretty good! So, just scoop and scrape away and put into your bowl and mix again.
Now, the fun part!
Use your fingers and stuff all the goodness into the empty zucchini! What fun and I will tell you, what really interesting sounds it makes.
Place the stuffed zucchini in a casserole dish, top with the shredded cheese and bacon pieces.
Put into the oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees!
and out comes hot and yummy goodness
This is Teenager Approved
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