Recipe for Stuffed Summer Squash

Stuffed Summer Squash

Ingredients

.....4 small summer squash
.....2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
.....2 tablespoons finely minced onion
.....2 tablespoons finely diced celery
.....1/3 cup butter
.....1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
.....1/2 teaspoon salt
.....Pinch of pepper
.....1 teaspoon sage
.....1 tablespoon parsley flakes
.....1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
.....1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
.....Sherry

Preparation

Cook squash in small amount of boiling water until just tender; drain. Saute green pepper, onion and celery in butter until onion is transparent. Mince mushrooms; add to onion mixture with seasonings. Stir in bread crumbs; heat through. Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out pulp. Add pulp to crumb mixture; blend well. Heap stuffing into squash shells; place in baking pan. Drizzle 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sherry over stuffing in each shell. Bake, covered, in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.