Green Chile Cheese Squash

[16Adams]

Highly customizable side dish. Grew up on Stewed squash, mainly because it was plentiful, plus it had Bacon. Never knew anyone who tired of bacon.



Fry 4-5 pieces of bacon-- crispy
Remove, and save grease
Boil yellow squash until tender
Smash-Drain well.
Add Bacon grease and chopped green Chile. fry till desired texture and appearance
Stir in squash
Chop and stir in crispy bacon
Salt& Pepper to taste
Shredded cheese optional (oft times just add butter)

 

[16Adams]

This recipe is great on it's own, it's also basically well on your way to squash casserole.leave it a little moist, add in crumbled corn bread, savory or Jiffy Sweet your call. Stir and bake.

I prefer savory, wife prefers sweet. Definitely add the cheese

 

[Maylar]

Never knew anyone who tired of bacon.

My boss hates bacon, and cheese. Go figure.

 

[1MoreFord]

Bacon sounds great. Stewed squashuke:

 

[cowgirl]

Sounds good, Adams. Thanks!

 

[frayedend]

A nice Keto recipe. Thanks!

 

[Grain Belt]

My boss hates bacon, and cheese. Go figure.

Your boss is one sick sumbitch

 

[Nuco59]

Squash is one of those things that I had to be forced to eat as a child. It was struggle to get it down...Mom had to resort to the "think of little kids in other parts of the world who have nothing"

Times change. I now love the stuff and a lot of the kids going hungry are right here in the good old USA. Some aspects of change just torque me off.

 

[16Adams]

Had an interesting recall last night. My mother and maternal grandmother as well the Brides maternal grandmother had an interesting thing. When they'd boil vegetables they'd drink a cup of the water from the boil. Didn't really matter what was boiled, turnips, taters, squash etc- they'd drink a cup or the remaining liquid.

My mom 91
My grandma 80 at DOD (medical error)
Wife's grandma 91 at DOD.

Perhaps it's the juice

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Sounds good to me Adams

 

[Nuco59]

My folks - all from central/rural Alabama called that cup of water from the boil of greens, peas or beans "pot likker" - a nice, flavorful broth- just right for sopping corn bread. I never saw them drink a cup of it straight -but little kids were not really allowed in the kitchen with the grown folk.

 

[16Adams]

My folks - all from central/rural Alabama called that cup of water from the boil of greens, peas or beans "pot likker" - a nice, flavorful broth- just right for sopping corn bread. I never saw them drink a cup of it straight -but little kids were not really allowed in the kitchen with the grown folk.

That's awesome, thanks. Didn't know it had a name.
I'm still learning.
Here is a link I found for potlikker, it's history and benefits

https://www.wideopeneats.com/potlikker/