Smothered Squash

Smothered squash is super simple and easy to make. All you need is onion, yellow squash, butter, salt, pepper and a little vegetable oil. You can also add a light sprinkle of cinnamon if you want to give it a different taste.

I used 6 squash about 7 inches in length, 2 medium sized onions, half a stick of butter and a couple tablespoons of oil.


First slice up your squash and slice your onion into half rings. I use a cast iron skillet to smother my squash in only because my mother always used one, but any skillet will do. Put a couple tablespoons of oil in the skillet and swish it around so the bottom is covered, you don't want anything sticking. Turn the heat up to medium high, put the squash and onions into the skillet. Then stick your butter on top, I normally cut it up in pieces and spread it around but didn't this time.


You can cover it for a few minutes just until they start to break down a little bit, but then I remove the lid and continue cooking, making sure to stir/flip it often so it doesn't burn, but gets that dark appearance. You can tell when squash is done cooking just by looking at it. It will have a limp, more clear appearance and the centers of the squash will be falling out.

Enjoy!