Kentucky Stuffed Squash (a.k.a. A Bacon and Breadcrumbs Baseball Bat of Deliciousness)

*And I recognize that it looks a little bit like cat food but it was great so get over yourself.

Ingredients:

·      1 giant squash/zucchini (the bigger the better)

·      ½ cup bell pepper, diced

·      1 cup onion, finely chopped

·      1 cup tomato, chopped and seeded

·      ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

·      ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs

·      4 slices of bacon, fried until crispy and crumbled (but personally I don’t think you can have too much bacon…)

·      1 pinch of salt

·      Lil bit of pepper

·      Butter (for sautéing)

Directions:

1.     Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2.     Cut squash in half lengthways (I put olive oil on the skin but I’m not 100% sure it did anything.)

3.     With a spoon get all of the seeds and gunk out of the middle and put it in a bowl. (Warning: It will look like pale zombie guts. That is ok.) The squash should look like boats.

4.     Sauté the onions and red pepper in the butter.

5.     In a separate pan sauté the squash innards until it is soft.

6.     Combine the squash pulp, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cheese, breadcrumbs, bacon and seasoned salt. (That means all of your ingredients.)

7.     Sprinkle the inside of the hollowed squash with salt and pepper.

8.     Pour the mixture inside of both boats. Top with more breadcrumbs. And drizzle with olive oil.

9.     Bake for 20 to 25 min until top is golden. (Or in my case go to the dollar tree and ask your mom to pull it out and pray it isn’t burnt.)