*1-2 yellow squash depending on sz, sliced lengthwise into strips (No need to peel but discard the top strip and the bottom strip bc they are mostly peel and hard to chew.)
*A jar of speggetti sauce
*4-8 oz of cheese, shredded or sliced in strips if you're lazy (depending on how much you like cheese and on if you're making 8 x 8 or 13 x 9)
*Fresh garlic or garlic powder/fresh onion or onion powder/oregano/salt/freshly ground pepper to taste
*1/2-1lb of cooked, crumbled ground turkey/beef if you really want to add meat (optional). Frozen Morningstar farms veggie crumbles work too. If you precook your ground meat before freezing, there is no need to defrost it completely. Just break it up a bit.
*Parmesan cheese (optional)
Start with a layer of sauce on the bottom, just enough to coat the pan. Add a layer of squash slices. Follow with a thin layer of sauce, top with meat crumbles (if using), top with shredded cheese, top with spices. Repeat until pan is full or you're out of sauce. Make sure one of the cheese/spices layers is on top. I will usually sprinkle some dried parsley on top to make it look fancy. Bake at 350 degrees for approx 40-50 mins until bubbly and a fork inserted in the squash feels like the squash is pretty tender.
Alternately, you can layer this in the crockpot and either cook immediately (low 6-8 hours or high for 3-5, just look for the same things as baking: fork tender squash, bubbly sauce, and melted cheese) or make a day ahead of time and stick it in the fridge so it's ready to pop in the slow cooker the next morning/afternoon. (Pictured is the crock pot method -all layered together and ready to cook- bc I'm a crockpot lover.)
We frequently make this meatless, but we do like meat in it sometimes for a change. Sometimes I'll also top it with turkey pepperonis to make it look like a pizza. The kids love anything that resembles pizza.
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