Sunday, January 31, 2010

Nutty Summer Squash with Asiago Cheese



My mom was on a diet so i decided to make this very healthy recipe as a side dish for our Sunday dinner. This recipe is really yummy! Everybody that tried it liked it (including some of my brothers and sisters). I got the recipe out of the South Beach Diet Cookbook. I like the asiago cheese on it best.

2 tsp butter or margarine
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 medium zucchini, cut into 3" strips
1 medium yellow summer squash, cut into 3" spears
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/3 cup shredded asiago cheese

Cook garlic in butter, stirring constantly for 1 minute or until soft in non stick skillet. Add zucchini, squash, broth, salt and peeper. Bring to simmer over medium heat for 6 minutes. remove from heat and sprinkle with walnuts and cheese.


*notes: I had to add a little more chicken broth and I accidentally cooked mine too long, but they were still good.