CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
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Vegetables, Grains, Dairy | Vegetables | 6 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1/4 | c | Butter, OR cooking spray |
1/2 | c | Chopped onion |
1 | Garlic clove, minced | |
6 | c | Cubed green summer squash |
and/or yellow summer | ||
squash | ||
1 | Red bell pepper, cored | |
seeded and diced | ||
1/2 | c | Anaheim chili pepper |
roasted cored and | ||
seeded | ||
peeled and diced | ||
1 | c | Corn kernels |
1 | t | Pico de gallo, preferably |
don enrique pico de gallo | ||
Fresh ground black pepper | ||
to taste | ||
1 | c | Lowfat shredded monterey |
jack cheese OR queso | ||
fresco crumbled |
INSTRUCTIONS
Soften onion with garlic over medium heat in a sprayed skillet. Or, if using butter, melt it over medium heat in a large skillet then add the onion and garlic, and saute for 2 minutes. Add the squash and bell pepper and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in the chiles, corn and seasonings. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer until the squash is tender, about 3-5 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Should be served immediately. Notes: Information and recipe adapted from Southwest The Beautiful Cookbook; recipes by Barbara Pool Fenzl, text by Norman Kolpas, CollinsPublishers San Francisco, 1994. Recipes featured at Melissa's Specialty foods http://www.melissas.com Sept 1998: number of servings not listed; pat's guesses. Recipe by: Southwest the beautiful cookbook Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat Hanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> on Sep 02, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 136
Calories From Fat: 22
Total Fat: 2.4g
Cholesterol: 48.7mg
Sodium: 114.2mg
Potassium: 374.9mg
Carbohydrates: 9.2g
Fiber: 1.8g
Sugar: 3.3g
Protein: 19.3g