Name: Express Ratatouille
Ingredients: 4 To 8 Zucchini, depending on; Size of zucchini and; Appetite; 1 cn Chopped Italian style; Tomaotes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Italian	Digest, Sept., Quick	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		To 8 Zucchini, depending on
		Size of zucchini and
		Appetite
1	cn	Chopped Italian style
		Tomaotes

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut up zucchini into about 1/2 to 1 inch pieces. Put
into plastic lunch container. Add tomatoes. Mix. At
work, nuke for 3-5 minutes, depending on amount and on
how soft you like the zucchini.
Valerie Haecky, vmh@intellicorp.com. Fatfree Digest
[Volume 10 Issue 48], Sept. 28, 1994. Formatted by Sue
Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using
MMCONVFormatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34,
TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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