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Baked Pattypan Squash with Wild Rice, Sage Brown Butter & Sausage Stuffing
Libby with Lemony Thyme
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Course
Entree
Servings
2
Ingredients
3
medium patty pan squash
1/2
lb.
ground sausage browned
1
cup
cooked wild rice
prepared according to package directions.
1
celery rib
diced
1
medium carrot
diced
1
small onion
diced
4
button mushrooms
diced
Sage brown butter
3
Tbl. butter
10
fresh sage leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Remove tops from 3 medium pattypan squash and scoop out seeds and some flesh making a well for the stuffing.
Sprinkle insides with salt & pepper.
Bake empty squash loosely covered in baking dish for 20 minutes until their insides are tender when pierced with a fork.
Remove.
Sage brown butter
Melt butter over medium heat, then add 10 fresh sage leaves.
Sauté until butter is lightly browned, 4 - 5 minutes.
Stuffing
Sauté vegetables.
Brown sausage.
Combine cooked wild rice, browned sausage, vegetables, and sage browned butter (reserving 1 Tbl. for drizzle).
Season with sea salt and a generous amount of fresh cracked pepper.
Fill each squash with stuffing.
Grate Parmesan cheese on top of each squash and drizzle with a little more sage butter.
Add 1" water to baking dish, loosely cover with foil.
Bake an additional 30 minutes.
Finish under broiler to lightly brown stuffng.
Notes
Patty Pan Squash can also be boiled vs. baked prior to stuffing.