Yellow & zucchini squash ideas?

[happyhomemaker]

I am trying to incorporate more unique veggies into our diet and yellow and zucchini squash is on sale this week. I would like to make a stir fry or sautee some veggies for dinner, but not sure how cook the squash since I have never used them before. Can you please offer some ideas?

[dearprudence]

If you want to use them in a stirfry, try julienning them. Then toss them in relatively late in the game since they cook very quickly.

For a saute, I like to cut them into coins - oval slices, and saute with a little olive oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper.

[statlerwaldorf]

I like to cook them together since they look prettier. I just slice them and throw them in with whatever other veggies and seasoning I'm using. They don't take very long to cook. They are pretty mild tasting. I actually like to saute them in a little oil with salt, pepper, and creole seasoning. DH likes them with tomatoes, Italian type seasonings, and Parmesan. They also taste good in a frittata which is a fast and easy to incorporate veggies into breakfast.

[lindyanne]

I just pinned this salad yesterday. It looks so delish I think I'm running to the store today to get some stuff for it. prouditaliancook.blogspot.com/2012/06/heat-is-on.html?m=1

[happyhomemaker]

Thanks so much for the suggestions and tips! If you have any more tips, please feel free to add them. I can't wait to try them!

[6fsn]

I also like to grill them. I cut the ends off and cut them in half lengthwise, rub on a little bit of olive oil and some steak seasoning then straight on the grill about 5 mins per side.

[batsteph]

We have sauteed squash as a side dish frequently in the summer. I heat some olive oil in a skillet, then saute some sweet onion until it's a shade or two darker than just transparent. Then I toss in the sliced squash and continue cooking until the squash are done. I usually season with just salt and pepper, but if I happen to have some fresh herbs I'll add those. When it's done, I remove the pan from the heat and stir in some halved cherry or grape tomatoes.

My mom also makes this delicious stuff she just calls Squashmeat. Brown a pound of ground beef, then add in sliced squash and onion and cook until the veggies are soft. Add a can of tomato sauce and whatever seasonings you like (salt, pepper, whatever herbs/spices sound yummy to you) and cook until it tastes right. You can't mess it up (as evidenced by the lack of a real recipe and it's yummy over rice. The leftovers improve in the fridge, too.

[mrssavy42112]

I was just at a friends house yesterday and she grilled them. She sliced them into medallions, covered in olive oil, salt, pepper, minced garlic. They were great. I chopped them up and threw them in a veggie chili for myself.

[udscoobychick]

We like to toss with olive oil and fajita seasoning, slice lengthwise into 1/8" thick slices, and grill them. Stuffed zucchini or yellow squash is also really good--scoop out the insides, leaving 1/4" shell, cook the insides with your favorite seasoned meat and/or grain, stuff the zucchini shells, top with some cheese, and bake at 425* until the cheese is brown and the squash is tender. We like to stuff them with a sausage/Italian seasoning/ricotta mixture and top with mozzarella, but they would also be really good stuffed with taco meat and topped with cheddar or pepper jack.

[happyhomemaker]

Thanks for all the very delicious sounding ideas. I started off easy and sauteed the squash with some oil, garlic and salt and pepper. I loved it!!! I can't wait to try all the other suggestions you all have been generous to share with me!

[Deleted]

Jambalaya made with zucchini and summer squash instead of meat. It's amazing. The recipe as written is pretty spicy, so take it easy at first and taste test often.

tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/jambalaya-with-zucchini-and-summer-squash/

[lazyphoque]

We have a garden that often leaves us with way too many zucchini and summer squash. We do most of the above, plus slice them very thin (mandoline or v-slicer thin) and use them as lasagne noodles, replace the eggplant in baba ganoush with sautéed squash, quarter and then slice them to put in a very chunky pasta sauce, and halve big ones, scoop out the seeds, and roast with a breadcrumb, garlic, onion and bacon stuffing topped with cheese.

[Deleted]

I eat this for breakfast all the time:

www.skinnytaste.com/2012/07/crust-less-summer-zucchini-pie.html

I also like to pan sear squash with artichoke hearts and salt for taste. When it's done toss it with butter, parmesan, hot drained pasta, and black pepper.

[treedimensional]

I like them sauteed or steamed, with hot salsa or RoTel.

[emsumm]

This cake is incredible: www.skinnytaste.com/2009/08/pineapple-zucchini-cake-with-cream.html