Plantation Squash
Plantation Squash
12 medium yellow crookneck squash
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen chopped spinach
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 eggs, well beaten
6 Tablespoons melted butter
|
|
1 heaping Tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1 Tablespoon black pepper
1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs paprika
1 cup crumbled crisp bacon
|
Wash squash and cut green stem away. Cook whole in boiling water just until tender. cuit in half lengthwise
and scoop out pulp with a spoon, placing pulp in large bowl. Cook spinach in salted water until tender,
drain well and add to squash pulp. Add cream cheese to warm squash-spinach mixture. Add all except last
3 ingredients and mix well. Salt squash sparingly and fill with mixture, mounding the top. Garnish each
with crumbs, paprika and bacon. Place on a lightly greased sheet or in a shallow baking dish. Cover with
foil and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. May be prepared a day ahead. A compliment catcher!
|
|
|
|
|