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Squash Pasta Bake Recipe

"I was cooking summer squash for dinner when my grandchildren informed me they'd just had it the night before," writes Marguerite Shaeffer of Sewell, New Jersey. "To disguise the vegetables, I added pasta, spaghetti sauce and cheese, and the kids loved it! I often make it for lunch these days."

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Squash Pasta Bake Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped yellow summer squash
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup cooked small pasta shells or small tube pasta
1 cup spaghetti sauce
3 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a skillet, saute squash in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in pasta and spaghetti sauce; heat through. Transfer to a greased 3-cup baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 5-10 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 241 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 661 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Squash Pasta Bake in Country Woman July/August 2003, p37