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Skillet summer squash

For a vegetarian main or a hearty lunch.

Ingredients

2 lb squash (summer squash, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices)
4 tomato (plum tomatoes, thinly sliced)
1⁄2 t salt (or to taste, garlic salt)
1⁄2 t black pepper (or to taste, ground)
1 cn tomato (chopped tomatoes Italian style, 15.5 oz can)
2 c cheese (shredded Italian cheese blend, preferably reduced fat cheese)
1⁄4 c cheese (grated Parmesan cheese)
8 oz pasta (spaghetti)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Season the squash slices with half of the garlic salt and pepper. Arrange squash evenly on the baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Season the sliced tomatoes with the remaining garlic salt and pepper and set aside.

Place about 1/3 of the diced tomatoes in the bottom of a large skillet. Add half of the squash and half of the tomato slices. Top with 1/3 of the diced tomatoes and half the Italian cheese blend. Repeat the layering and top everything with Parmesan.

Cover tightly and simmer over low heat for about 25 minutes.

In the meantime, cook spaghetti according to package instructions and drain. Add squash mixture to spaghetti and toss well.

Serve immediately.

Yield
6 servings
Cooking time
59
Preparation time
20
Total time
1 hour, 19 minutes

Source

Italian cuisine