Squash Boats

In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add squash (10-12 minutes is usually good). Drain and let cool.

Cut up vegetables and place them all in a large bowl, adding salt, pepper and shredded cheddar cheese. Stir well so that flavors mix.

Cook bacon until crisp and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Slice squash in half, then with a grapefruit spoon (if you have one; forks or teaspoons work too), scoop out the seeds and stringy portions of the squash. Leave the light yellow “meat.”

Grease a baking dish and set squash halves inside. Crumble up bacon and stir into vegetable mixture. Fill squash shells with vegetable mixture.

Melt butter in a small saucepan and pour over the top of each squash boat.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

Easy substitutions make this a very healthy recipe. Substitude fat free cheddar, turkey bacon and margarine, and it’s a great side!