Gingered Squash Saute Recipe

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This vibrant veggies saute puts summer's bounty in the spot light. "The recipe comes from a 20-year-old cookbook, but I still use it, especially when produce from our garden is plentiful," Ruth Andrewson notes from Peck, Idaho.

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Gingered Squash Saute Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound yellow summer squash
1/2 pound small zucchini, sliced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 medium green pepper, julienned
4 teaspoons butter
3 medium tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Cut yellow squash in half lengthwise, then into 1/2-in. slices. In a large skillet, saute squash, zucchini, onion and green peppers for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and ginger. Cover and cook 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup) equals 48 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 219 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Gingered Squash Saute in Light & Tasty June/July 2002, p11