Tex-Mex Squash Bake Recipe

Cook and stir the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until brown and crumbly breaking the meat apart as it cooks about 10 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Set the beef aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with about 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

Pour the remaining olive oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook and stir the zucchini red bell pepper jalapeno pepper garlic and the white parts of the green onions until the vegetables begin to soften 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper and mix in the tomato paste chili powder and cumin. Allow the mixture to simmer until the spices are fragrant about 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Stir in the browned ground beef black beans kidney beans corn and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese until well combined. Adjust salt and pepper if necessary and spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese and cover the dish with foil.

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling in the center 20 to 25 minutes; remove the foil return to oven and bake until the cheese is browned 5 to 10 more minutes. Sprinkle the remaining green onions (green tops) and cilantro over the top.