Squash Yellow Crooked Neck Old Southern Style Recipes

OLD-SCHOOL SQUASH CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add squash, onion, and 1 teaspoon of the salt; cook, stirring often, until center of squash is just tender and liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to a colander set over a bowl. Drain 5 minutes; discard any liquid.
• Stir together eggs, sour cream, Cheddar and Swiss cheeses, mayonnaise, thyme, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Gently fold in squash mixture. Spoon into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch (2-quart) baking dish.
• Microwave remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a medium-size microwavable bowl on HIGH until melted, about 25 seconds. Toss together crackers, Parmesan cheese, and melted butter until combined; sprinkle over casserole. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN BAKED YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place the squash in a large saucepan, cover with water, and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain the squash well, place in a large mixing bowl, and mash until slightly chunky. Stir in 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/4 cup of butter, sugar, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined, and spread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Drizzle the top of the casserole with 1/4 cup melted butter, and sprinkle 1/4 cup bread crumbs over the butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is cooked through and the top is golden brown, about 1 hour.

SKILLET CROOKNECK SQUASH AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt ghee in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add squash, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 more minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley.

SQUASH, YELLOW CROOKED NECK OLD SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Wash and cut ends off of squash
• 2. Slice squash into slightly less than pencil width sized rounds
• 3. Add to boiling water and salt to taste Drain when fork tender (15-20 minutes)
• 4. While squash is cooking, slice/dice bacon. I usually stack about 4 of the slices of bacon and cut it down the center lengthwise, then slice the strips into pencil width pieces. (I use the best and leanest bacon I can find and I use 2 to 3 strips per pound of squash.)
• 5. Add cut bacon to large frying pan and cook until crispy on med-low heat turning frequently. Do NOT drain off fat.
• 6. When both bacon and squash are cooked, add drained squash to undrained bacon and stir to mix.
• 7. Add sugar and margarine and let cook down for another 15 to 20 minutes.
• 8. Serve hot.
• 9. NOTE: If making a smaller or larger amount of squash, just use about 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/4 stick of margarine and 2-3 slices of bacon per pound of squash.

CROOKNECK SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice squash.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt to a pot of water and bring to a simmer. Add squash slices and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Drain.
• Put squash in a bowl and add 4 tablespoons butter. Gently blend in sour cream, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, green onions, sugar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Transfer to a round casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and dot with remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
• Cook in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

CROOKNECK SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 quart casserole dish.
• Alternate slices of the squash and tomatoes in the prepared casserole dish, and sprinkle with green onions. Mix the vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and drizzle over the vegetables.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash is tender. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN YELLOW SQUASH WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, remove from skillet.
• Add chopped onion, cook until translucent.
• Add sliced squash fry stirring frequently until squash is tender.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Crush bacon and add back to pan.
• Either yellow zucchini or crookneck squash work well in this dish.