FRESH TOMATO AND SUMMER SQUASH BAKE
What a perfect way to celebrate Summer's Bounty, than with a fresh vegetable bake that uses common items from your Summer garden? The flavours burst in your mouth, and despite the bacon and cheese, this is NOT a heavy dish! I served it with Dijon-Tarragon Cream Chicken and cornbread slices. NOTE I: the original recipe was from a free pamphlet and had the most vague of ingredient ratios and instructions. It took 1/2 a day for me to get the proportions correct so ANYBODY could make it and enjoy it! NOTE II: This site won't allow the word "heaping" for cup measurements. Use a HEAPING CUP OF VEGGIES or you'll run short!
Provided by The_Swedish_Chef
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook the bacon until VERY crisp and set aside. Once cooled, break into thumb-sized pieces.
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 9" x 9" square baking pan. MUST be 9"; 8" x 8" is too small!
- Heat Texas skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter and olive oil. Place the 2 cups of coarsely chopped onions into a Texas skillet; stir to coat with butter/oil and cover, sautéing over medium heat. Cook until they begin to soften and turn soft yellow.
- When onions begin to soften, add the yellow squash half moons. Stir to combine. Cover and cook until squash just begins to change colour and becomes slightly tender.
- Add the minced fresh basil to the fresh tomato chunks. Stir to combine.
- When onions are soft and yellow and squash is beginning to soften, remove from heat and set on heat pad, near 9" x 9" pan.
- Place 1/2 (1 cup) of the onion-squash mixture in the bottom of the buttered pan. It will NOT thoroughly cover the bottom; that's okay!
- Very lightly sprinkle Sea Salt, Freshly Cracked Pepper and Garlic Powder over Onion-Squash mixture. Top with 1 cup of the Tomato-Basil mixture.
- Layer 1/2 of the crumbled bacon on top of this first layer. Top bacon with 1 cup of finely shredded Cheddar Cheese.
- Repeat layering: Onion-Squash; Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder; Tomato-Basil; Bacon and Cheddar Cheese.
- Add Panko bread crumbs to cover mixture. 3/4's to 1 cup, your choice. Drizzle olive oil over crumbs.
- Place in 350 degree oven, UNCOVERED, for about 1 hour, or until crumbs are golden brown.
- Take out of oven, place on heat-proof surface, allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving. This holds the heat! Eat with care and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 710.9, Fat 52.3, SaturatedFat 23.1, Cholesterol 105.5, Sodium 1637.1, Carbohydrate 34.4, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 9, Protein 26.9
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Rashid Dar
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of tomatoes or squash, but this recipe might be worth trying.
Diamond Evans
[email protected]This recipe looks really good. I'm definitely going to save it for later.
Topman Folorunsho
[email protected]I've never heard of this dish before, but it sounds interesting. I might give it a try.
Veeti Turunen
[email protected]I'm not sure how this recipe is going to turn out, but I'm excited to try it.
Bibek Das
[email protected]This recipe sounds amazing! I can't wait to try it.
cody kuester
[email protected]I'm going to try this recipe tonight. It looks delicious!
JAYEVENTS Tv
[email protected]This recipe is a bit too complicated for me. I think I'll just stick to my old standby tomato and squash casserole.
La Pulga
[email protected]I'm not sure what went wrong, but my dish turned out really bland. I think I might have used too much squash.
YEROON GEESSE “Yeroon Geesse” Abdurezak Kedir
[email protected]This dish is a great way to use up summer produce. It's also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
Dj terfa
[email protected]I love this recipe! It's so versatile. I've made it with different types of tomatoes and squash, and it's always delicious.
Michelle Calderon
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a weeknight meal. It's quick and easy to make, and it's healthy and delicious.
Matthew Mabula
[email protected]This dish is so simple, but it's packed with flavor. I love the way the tomatoes and squash caramelize in the oven.
Musicles Mythsinger
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of summer squash, but I really enjoyed this dish. The tomatoes and breadcrumbs helped to balance out the flavor of the squash.
Siasa Samsa
[email protected]This is the perfect summer dish! It's light and refreshing, and the flavors are just right. I love that it's so easy to make, too.
Sunail Qureshi
[email protected]I was a bit skeptical about this recipe at first, but I'm so glad I tried it! The flavors were amazing, and the dish was really easy to make. I will definitely be adding this to my regular rotation.
Taqi Jarral
[email protected]This dish was a hit with my family! The combination of fresh tomatoes and summer squash was delicious, and the breadcrumb topping added a nice crunch. I will definitely be making this again.