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Mexican Zucchini Casserole Recipe

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Use some of your garden bounty to whip up this zesty quiche-like casserole that teams zucchini with cheese, onion, egg and jalapeno pepper. Dolores Kitzinger of Appleton, Wisconsin sent in the recipe. "You could serve it as a meatless main dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner," she notes.

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2 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + standing

Ingredients

1 egg
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 tablespoon chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/3 cup biscuit/baking mix
2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, beat the egg, oil, salt and pepper. Add the zucchini, jalapeno and onion; stir to coat. Stir in biscuit mix and cheese.
Pour into a 15-oz. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving (prepared with egg substitute, reduced-fat biscuit mix and reduced-fat cheese) equals 185 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 489 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Mexican Zucchini Casserole published in Cooking for 2 Summer 2005, p 35