Pattypan Squash Gratin
Author: Michelle
Recipe type: Casserole
Serves: 8
- 1 onion, sliced into rings
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 cups summer squash, thinly sliced
- 2 cups red potatoes, thinly sliced
- 4 ounces gorgonzola (goat cheese, gruyere or your favorite soft cheese)
- ½ cup half & half
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees,
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in medium skillet and saute onions until caramelized.
- Place in bottom of large casserole dish or gratin pan.
- Alternate slices of potato and squash on top of the onions creating a single layer.
- Mix the salt, pepper and nutmeg and sprinkle half over the first layer of veggies
- Sprinkle the gorgonzola cheese over the spices.
- Repeat with another layer of alternating potatoes and squash.
- Sprinkle the remaining salt, pepper and nutmeg over the final layer.
- Pour the half and half over the vegetables.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and mix with breadcrumbs. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
- Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve warm.
You can substitute any summer squash for the pattypan squash. A combination of yellow and zucchini squash with the potatoes is delicious.
Recipe by I Heart Kitchen at https://www.iheartkitchen.com/pattypan-squash-gratin/
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