South Beach Style Savory Squash Saute Recipes

SIMPLE SQUASH AND BASIL SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, squash, zucchini, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and basil and cook, stirring, until tender, about 1 minute more. Serve immediately.

SAVORY SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the zucchini, yellow squash, tomato and onion in oil for 1 minute. Sprinkle with seasonings; cook 5-7 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SAVORY SQUASH

Steps:

• Boil squash and onion until tender.
• Drain.
• Mix seasonings, sour cream, and cheese with squash and onions.
• Pour into greased baking dish.
• Mix crushed crackers and melted butter and put on top of squash.
• Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

SQUASH SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the zucchini, squash and onion in oil for 4-6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the remaining ingredients; cook 1 minute longer.

SAVORY CHICKEN SAUTé

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté chicken in oil for 4 minutes, then turn.
• Add onion, cover, and cook for 3 minutes longer. Stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic rosemary and broth.
• Cover and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender crisp.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER SQUASH

Steps:

• Dice squash.
• Saute with onions in butter until tender but still crisp.
• Fold in chilies, flour, salt, and pepper.
• Place in greased, 1 1/2 quart baking dish; sprinkle with Monterery Jack cheese.
• Combine egg, cottage cheese and parsley.
• Layer over cheese, sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake uncovered at 400 for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.

SUMMER SQUASH SAUTé

Steps:

• Place squash in a colander set in the sink or over a large bowl and toss with 1 teaspoon salt. Let squash stand 10 minutes, then squeeze well to remove as much excess moisture as possible (do not rinse).
• Meanwhile, toast almonds in a large dry skillet over medium heat, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate; let cool.
• Heat oil in same skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until fragrant but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add squash and cook, tossing occasionally, until crisptender, about 5 minutes. Fold in Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Fold in almonds.

FAST SUMMER SQUASH SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the squash, onion and garlic in oil and butter for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

SUMMER SQUASH SAUTE

Steps:

• Saute squash and onion in butter until LIGHTLY browned.
• Add tomato, parmesan cheese, and garlic salt.
• Cover and cook until tender about 5 mins.
• (Longer depending on how tender vegetables are desired) Can always add more of anything- squash, tomato, cheese or butter depending on taste.

SAVORY SUMMER SQUASH WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place 2 paper towels on a microwave-safe plate; add bacon and top with another paper towel. Cook in microwave on high until some grease is absorbed, about 30 seconds.
• Transfer bacon to a deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Lower heat to medium; stir garlic into bacon and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is slightly translucent and still firm, about 5 minutes.
• Mix squash into onion-bacon mixture; cook and stir until squash is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add artichoke hearts; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add capers and rosemary; cover skillet and cook, stirring often, until squash is softened but firm to the bite, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt and white pepper.

SUMMER SQUASH SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in the squash, peppers and basil. Cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar and bacon. Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese.

SOUTH BEACH STYLE SAVORY SQUASH SAUTE

Steps:

• Fry turkey bacon over medium-high heat in pan until crisp.
• Depending on the brand of turkey bacon you use you may need to coat the pan slightly with cooking spray.
• Remove bacon from pan and let drain on paper towels if oily, then crumble when cooled.
• In the same pan, over medium-high heat add olive oil and then onions.
• Sauté onions until they start to become translucent.
• Add garlic, and yellow squash.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sauté for 1-2 minutes until squash is still crisp-tender.
• Add white wine and bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, add Splenda and Greek seasoning and stir to combine.
• Let simmer for 10 minutes or until your desired tenderness for squash.
• Just before serving, stir in crumbled bacon and serve.