Sausage and Zucchini
1 pound Fully cooked pork Sausage (you could use ground pork)
4 cups cubed zucchini (1 medium sized)
2 cups Fresh chopped tomatoes (two small/medium)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, (optional) adds lots of good flavor!
1 teaspoon flour, (I added a little more)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cook sausage in a skillet and drain. Add the cooked sausage, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, oregano, salt and hot pepper sauce, Cook for 15 minutes or until the zucchini is crisp tender. Sprinkle with flour, toss to coat. Bring to a boil and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand until the cheese is melted.
I think this recipe was for a smoke sausage not ground sausage, but it tasted great to us! If you are short on one ingredient and long on another it is ok. Finally, I added a bit more cheese, but it was yummy locally grown/made cheese but who is counting!
Zucchini, Okra & Tomato Medley
1 small zucchini
vegetable cooking spray
1 1/2 cups of sliced fresh okra
2 tablespoons of chopped onion
1 cup of chopped fresh tomato
1/8 teaspoon of dried basil
a dash of freshly ground pepper
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices. Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray, place over medium high heat until hot. Add the zucchini, okra, and onion, sauté for 4 minutes. Stir in he tomato and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Makes four 1/2 cup servings
Enjoy!
Thanks for posting these recipes. I made the sausage and zucchini for supper tonight. I made a few modifications to render the zucchini less noticeable to my people who boycott this poor, under-appreciated vegetable. It was a hit! Everyone ate it and said it was good. This is a minor miracle. I grated the zucchini instead of cubing it. I was out of hot sauce so I added 1/4 t. ground red pepper. And instead of adding the flour, I added another cup of water and then stirred in 1 1/2 cups instant rice. After the rice was done, I layered it in a casserole dish with cheese (again to camouflage the zucchini a bit). It made enough for the 4 of us at home and a separate casserole dish to send home with my mom. We even have a few leftovers.
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