Spicy Summer Squash Recipes

SUMMER SQUASH AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large pan, preferably cast iron, heat bacon grease and butter. Add squash and onion.
• Sprinkle sugar over squash and onion. Cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in salt, pepper, and thyme and serve.

SPICY SHEET-PAN SAUSAGE AND SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees and stick a large baking sheet in the oven. Prep the squash and sausage: Cut the squash into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then cut the slices crosswise in half. Transfer to a large bowl. Score the sausages in a few places on both sides, making sure not to cut all the way through. Transfer to the bowl with the squash, then stir to coat with the olive oil and fat pinches of salt and pepper.
• When the oven comes to temperature, carefully dump the squash and sausage mixture onto the hot baking sheet and spread it out into a single layer. Roast, stirring every so often to coat the squash in the rendered fat, until the squash is tender and sausages are crisp and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. (To add some color, put them under the broiler for a minute or two.) Let cool slightly while you prepare the parsley.
• In a small bowl, mix together the parsley and lemon juice, and add salt and pepper to taste. Slice the sausage diagonally in thirds. Serve the sausage and squash on a platter with a pile of parsley on top and sprinkled with an extra squeeze of lemon and flaky salt, if desired.

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SPICY SUMMER SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water, bouillion cube, and desired amount of crab boil to a boil in a saucepan. You can always start on the lower end of crab boil & adjust up. Remember that some of the heat will "cook off" when you add broth to squash later. Boil for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coursely chop squash and onion. I don't peel my squash, but you can peel them if desired before chopping.
• Put squash and onion into a dutch oven and pour broth mixture in over vegetables. Cover vegetables about 2/3 of the way, don't completely cover (you may have some broth left over). Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. When squash is tender, remove from heat & let cool.
• When cool enough to handle, transfer squash mixture to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
• Return squash mixture to dutch oven and slowly stir in cream. You might not want the whole cup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add dash of cayenne pepper, if desired.
• If planning to serve cold, let stand in refrigerator several hours or overnight to allow flavors to blend. Stir well before serving.
• If freezing, let cool completely, then place desired number of servings in freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months. To prepare from frozen, simply thaw in microwave or stovetop & serve!

SPICY SUMMER SQUASH AND PASTA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• Saute onion in olive oil with hot pepper and garlic for 5 minutes.
• Add squash and dried herbs. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes, or until squash is softened but not mushy.
• Add tomatoes and beans, add salt and pepper to taste, and cook until heated through.
• Serve squash sauce over noodles and top with fresh herbs and cheese.