TENDER SAUTEED ZUCCHINI

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Everyone has a zucchini recipe...I like zucchini...Been making this for years...Makes a great side dish...

Provided by Tom Collins

Categories     Vegetable

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons butter (margarine, or oil)
1 onion (cut into wedges)
4 garlic cloves (minced)
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms (or more)
1 cup chicken broth
6 zucchini (small, or 3 zucchini and 3 summer squash, sliced 1/4 inch thick or less)
2 tomatoes (or more, diced into 1/2 inch cubes)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a pan large enough to hold the squash --
  • Add the onions and saute until translucent --
  • Add the garlic, mushrooms, broth and squash --
  • Add the salt and pepper
  • Cook on high until broth boils --
  • Place a cover on the pan --
  • Reduce heat to a simmer --
  • Cook until the squash is crisp/tender , turning the squash over a few times during cooking --
  • (If it's over-cooked, still tastes great).
  • Remove from the heat and add the tomatoes --
  • Stir the tomatoes in and let sit 'til the tomatoes are just heated -- You don't want the tomatoes cooked --
  • That's it -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.9, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 371.7, Carbohydrate 11.5, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 5.7, Protein 4.5

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