1 large Winter Squash, your choice
1 Egg
3/4 cup Quick Oatmeal
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
4 Tbsp Ketchup
1 small can Tomato Paste
1 tsp fresh Thyme
1 tsp fresh Oregano
Salt & Pepper
1 lb Ground Meat (all Beef or half Beef and half Pork)
Olive Oil
Wash and cut the top off your squash, leaving a large opening you can fill. Save the top for later.
Remove and discard seeds and strings.
Soak oatmeal in milk and set aside for at least 10 minutes.
Rub olive oil on outside of squash and place in an oiled 2" deep baking pan. Set aside.
In a lare bowl, scramble the egg, then add bread crumbs, 2 Tbsp of ketchup, the tomato paste, herbs, salt and pepper.
Add soaked oatmeal and mix well. Add the ground meat to the bowl and mix really well.
Put the mixture in the hollow of the squash, coat with the rest of the ketchup, and cover with the squash top.
Bake at 375° for 45 minutes to an hour, until the squash is fork tender.
Remove top, cut into quarters and serve hot with cole slaw or green salad.
Anne's grandmother Claire C. (90 years old last month), Sept 2008