Squash and Potatoes

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Sep. 09, 2022
My German grandmother taught me to cook, and she used bacon drippings in almost every recipe, even cookies! I happened upon this concoction one summer Sunday afternoon when our neighbors gave us a bumper crop of vegetables from their garden. Naturally I stared with grandmother's favorite ingredient...bacon!

Ingredients

  • 6 bacon strips, diced
  • 1 large potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 1 medium yellow summer squash, diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
  2. Add potato; cook and stir in the drippings for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in the onion, zucchini and yellow squash. Cook, uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Return bacon to skillet; sprinkle with dill, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for about 1 minute longer or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 73 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 300mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.