Checkerboard Cheese Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium yellow summer squash
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 lb. fresh spinach
3 medium tomatoes, sliced
2 c. cottage cheese
1 1/2 c. crumbled crackers
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
1/4 tsp. minced garlic
6 slices Provolone cheese

Preparation

Trim and thinly slice summer squash.
Saute in 2 tablespoons butter.
Set aside.
Tear spinach into bite-sized pieces and saute in 2 tablespoons butter.
Set aside.
Saute tomatoes in 2 tablespoons butter.
Set aside.
Combine cottage cheese, crackers and herbs in a small bowl.
Put squash into a 2 quart baking dish. Add 1/2 cheese mixture, all of the spinach, remaining cheese mixture and tomato slices.
Top with Provolone cheese arranged in a checkerboard fashion.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes.