Spanish Squash Medley Recipe

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This fresh-tasting side dish of summer squash and zucchini goes well with chicken, pork or steak. But it's so colorful and flavorful that it might steal the spotlight from your entree.

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Spanish Squash Medley Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

5 20 25

Ingredients

2 medium summer squash, halved and sliced
2 medium zucchini, halved and sliced
1/3 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 large plum tomato, diced
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

In a large skillet, saute the squash, zucchini and onion in oil for 8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in the tomato, butter, lemon-pepper, garlic powder and salt. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat; sprinkle with cheese. Cover for 1 minute or until cheese is melted. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup (prepared with reduced-fat butter and cheese) equals 55 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Spanish Squash Medley in Quick Cooking January/February 2005, p33