Fresh Tomato Sauce For Stuffed Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• With a sharp knife, slice the squash in half. (If the squash is too tough - puncture in several places forming a dotted line around the squash. Microwave 3-5 minutes to soften. Allow to cool before cutting in half - following the dotted line).
• Scoop out the seeds, brush with oil, salt, and pepper, and place face down on a baking tray. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a fork can easily pierce the skin.
• Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add chicken breasts (seasoned with salt and pepper) and garlic, and fully cook.
• Add tomatoes and spinach. Cook until spinach has wilted. Add marinara sauce.
• Stack the basil leaves and roll them up. Cut into slices and add to pan.
• Add crushed red pepper, and stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
• Once the squash has finished roasting, remove from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes before turning over and pulling at it with a fork. (Careful, there will be some steam!)
• Shred the inside of each squash, being careful not to poke through the skin. Pour the sauce over the shredded squash, top with fresh basil, and serve.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have ready a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Slice off 1 inch crosswise from stem end of each squash; set aside. Using a melon baller, remove the flesh from squash, bottoms and tops, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Coarsely chop the flesh; set aside. Place the squash bottoms and tops in a steamer, and steam until just tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from steamer; set on a wire rack, cut side down.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add onions, garlic, and reserved chopped squash. Season with salt and pepper, and cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from pan, and transfer to a medium bowl.
• Make the filling: Return skillet to heat; add lamb, and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a wooden spoon, until crumbly and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine, and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 1 minute. Transfer meat to the squash mixture, and add breadcrumbs, pine nuts, currants, feta, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, mint, and 3 tablespoons tomato sauce. Stir well to combine.
• Stuff the squash to the rims with the meat mixture. Place the squash tops on top. Pour the remaining tomato sauce into the baking dish, and place the stuffed squash in the sauce. Bake until the squash are tender, about 30 minutes. Divide the sauce among the plates, place the squash on top, and serve.

Steps:

• SQUASH: Take 2 of the squash and cut lengthwise. Remove flesh using a teaspoon from each half of the squash. The hollowed shell should be approximately 1/8-inch thick. Chop flesh into small pieces. Take the third whole squash and chop into small pieces as well. Combine chopped whole squash and flesh and set aside. Add butter to saucepan on medium heat and add leeks. Cook for approximately three minutes or until tender. Add chopped garlic and chopped squash. Cook until tender, approximately 4 minutes. Add bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Stir mixture and remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper and allow the mixture to cool for about two minutes. Stuff each hollowed squash with vegetable mixture. Place them, stuffed side up in a casserole dish with 1/4 cup of water. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from oven and serve with stewed tomatoes.
• STEWED TOMATOES: Score bottom of each tomato making an 'X' mark. Place tomatoes in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove tomatoes and shock them with ice cold water. Peel skin from tomatoes starting from the bottom using scored 'X' mark as a guideline. After removing skin, chop tomatoes and set aside. Add vegetable oil to saucepan on medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Stir occasionally, add garlic, celery, green peppers, chopped tomatoes, and sugar. Stir mixture and simmer for 10 minutes. Add parsley, thyme, and bay leaf and stir again. Simmer for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Make an ice-water bath: Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place tomatoes in boiling water until skins just begin to loosen, 10 to 20 seconds. Remove; transfer to ice-water bath. Remove tomatoes from water, core, and peel. Slice tomatoes in half; remove and discard seeds and liquid. Cut the flesh into 1/4-inch dice.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic cloves; cook until well browned all over, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Raise heat to medium; simmer sauce until tomatoes break down somewhat to a saucy consistency, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and discard garlic.

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. Place zucchini in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover and cook for 2-4 minutes or until tender. Drain., In a small bowl, combine the tomato, Monterey Jack cheese, parsley, salt, garlic powder, oregano and pepper. Spoon into zucchini shells. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.,

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat in a wide, heavy skillet. Add the zucchini. Cook, stirring or shaking the pan, until the zucchini is lightly seared and beginning to soften, three to five minutes. Remove from the pan, and set aside.
• Add the remaining olive oil to the pan, then the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant -- less than 30 seconds. Stir in the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have begun to cook down, about five minutes. Return the zucchini to the pan, add salt and pepper to taste, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until the zucchini is tender and translucent and the tomatoes have cooked down to a fragrant sauce. Stir in the basil, and taste and adjust seasonings. Remove from the heat and serve hot, or allow to cool and serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Allow the dough to come to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place sliced tomatoes in a single layer on a paper towel-lined plate, and place zucchini and yellow squash slices on plates as well, also in a single layer. Sprinkle vegetables lightly with salt, about 1/4 teaspoon for each vegetable. Allow to stand for 20 minutes.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook, stirring, until all the flour is incorporated into the butter, about 3 minutes. Season with 1/4 teaspoon herbes de Provence, black pepper, and any remaining salt. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
• Continue to cook and stir until mixture has thickened and bubbles break open (some cooks call this stage "making bullseyes"), 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 of the shredded Gruyere. Allow sauce to cool slightly.
• If using purchased pie dough, open the pouch and place dough onto the prepared sheet pan. Slowly unroll the dough, pinching together to close any tears. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the dough.
• Blot tomatoes and squash with paper towels.
• Ladle sauce over the dough, leaving about a 1 1/2-inch border without sauce. Starting on the outside edge of the sauce, alternate slices of yellow squash, onion, zucchini, and tomato, repeating until all the sauce is covered by the vegetables. Sprinkle remaining herbes de Provence over the vegetables, and gently fold the crust over the outside edge of the vegetables.
• Brush beaten egg onto the folded pie dough.
• Place galette in preheated oven and bake until the crust is brown and the vegetables are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top of the warm galette and bake until cheese is melted, 3 to 5 more minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Garnish with fresh herbs and serve.

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large skillet until hot. Add olive oil.
• 2. Then add diced onions and peppers. Sautee 2-3 minutes.
• 3. Next, add garlic, diced squash, Italian seasonings, oregano, bay leaf, celery seed, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Sautee 5-7 minutes until squash is tender.
• 4. Add mushrooms; stir for a minute.
• 5. Then add in tomatoes and juice.
• 6. Bring to a boil, taste to see if you need more salt or pepper, then cover and reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes.
• 7. Add in a little of the pasta water and parsley. Bring to boil, stirring uncovered for 2-3 minutes.
• 8. Toss with a hearty pasta like shells, penne, or ziti.
• 9. Top with fresh grated Parmesan, if desired.