San antonio squash
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups | Summer squash; sliced 1/4-inch thick | 
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter | 
| 1 | tablespoon | Corn oil | 
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped onion | 
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Flour | 
| 1½ | cup | Warm milk | 
| 1 | cup | Grated sharp Jack cheese (up to) | 
| 3 | Jalapeno peppers; chopped, to taste | |
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch casserole. 
Cook squash in water for 2-3 minutes, just until slightly tender. Drain; spread in the casserole.
Heat butter and oil in saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion until limp, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; saute another 2 minutes. 
Whisk in flour, stirring constantly over medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes, until flour turns very pale gold. 
Whisk in milk. Stir constantly until sauce bubbles and thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese, then jalapenos to taste. 
Pour sauce over squash in casserole. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. 
FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .