Veg box query again......squash. Can I casserole it?

[Skyler]

That is it really. I am doing beef casserole in the slow cooker tomorrow. I have established I can put my beautiful purple kale in but will the green squash / pumpkin things I have casserole too???

course they will, and very nice they will be too

(hello btw )

it will probably go mushy I'm afraid.

You can roast it though - lovely. or I can post my fantastic squash soup recipe?

Do you think so SP? I've made veggie pumpkin casserole where it's just gone lovely and tender.

Hi Berolina. I prefer your oldnew name. Hope all is well with you.

YES PLEASE to a squash soup recipe. Perhaps I will do both.

I love getting my veg box. It is a culinary adventure every week

well, it always goes mushy for me. but that's ok because we need plenty of soup.

things are very good thank you 15 weeks pg, moving away from the sticks next week and dh has PhD funding How about you?

I often put squash in my casserole. It does go more mushy than other veggies IME - I don't particularly mind though. You could add it part way through cooking to try and avoid that I guess.

fry some onion and garlic in oil (I use olive oil but that's because it's 3p a bottle here).

chop up squash and add to onions. add a potato if you fancy thicker soup.

add a handful of red lentils

add enough good chicken stock to cover (or veg stock if you must), and a stick of celery if you have one.

add half a teaspoon or so of ground coriander (the spice) and/or cumin, plus salt and pepper (if the stock isn't too salty that is)

cook for half an hour or so, then remove the celery and whizz.

(thisis a very flexible recipe. secret is good stock and lentils)

Senora - Thank you. I have all those ingredients. I am going to do one and a half squashes in the soup and half in the casserole. The children will be having the casserole so mushy is good for them anyway.
Berolina - All that news is very exciting! I am so glad .
Thanks to Hula too.