Carve it out and stuff it Zucchini and Squash

Sometimes all you have to do is use what you have and see where it takes you.

This is what I had.

Having no idea what it is going to taste like I just keep on going.

I know I should, but I never do taste tests while I’m cooking. Fortunately most of the time, I surprise the hell out of myself. Although there have been some major failures on occasion

1 giant Zucchini

 3-4 good size yellow squash

1 hamburger coked and crumbled

½ minced onion. Sweet or Vidalia if available

1-snack size box raisins plumped in water

1 knob of ginger shredded

Small hand full of pineapple cut into small pieces

2 clove garlic minced

Drizzle of pancake syrup

¼ ½ tsp salt

Garlic spice

Topping

Cream cheese

Shredded cheese

Crumbled vegetable Ritz cracker crushed

Cook your hamburger and crumble it up, please drain all the fat off.

While you cooking your hamburger get all the rest of the ingredients together.

You are going to want the outer shells of your squash and zucchini so I used a melon baller to carve out the sq and zuc.

You may even what to skin a couple extra squash and cube them up if you have them but keep in mind that your vegetable shell is the star of the show! So you will need the shell intact.

Be sure to cut your shell so that it will sit with little fuss!

Place your shells on a pan lightly sprayed with olive oil. You don’t want to slip and slide!

Once you have everything on the top of the list throw it in a big fry pan, drizzle with a little olive oil and cook it down on med heat so that all the flavors melt into one another.

Once softened up take off heat and use slotted spoon, to spoon ingredients into the shells.

You may need to use toothpicks to straighten them up and keep them from falling over.

Top each one with a few small pats of cream cheese

Top that with shredded cheese

Sprinkle crushed Ritz crackers to top it off and pop in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.

Let it cool and enjoy.

Don’t just eat out of the shell, the shell it one of the best parts for you so eat the whole thing!