Fresh Zucchini Corn Skillet Recipe
Enjoy Your Garden Zucchini and Corn Quick Cooked in a Skillet
Even if you don't have a garden, you can find fresh produce in the summer. If you're outside the city, look for roadside stands. If you live in the land of cement, then Fresh Markets and Farmer's Markets are good options. Heck, even grocery stores usually carry local vegetables bursting with flavor.
When you get ahold of fresh garden produce, it's a shame to hide the homegrown goodness. There's a huge difference between frozen, canned and imported (grown to be sturdy) and the yummy flavors of items grown close and sold shortly after harvest.
If you get your hands on garden zucchini and corn (even at the grocery), then break out the skillet and quick cook the vegetables. You'll get the fresh flavors that will make you wish it was summer all year round.
Zucchini and Corn in the Skillet
- 1 tsp good cooking oil (olive is very nice)
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper (any color is fine)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- 4 cups sliced summer squash (zucchini is wonderful - but yellow squash or white will also work)
- 1 1/4 cup fresh corn (cut off the cob)
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
Directions:
- Heat oil in a skillet. Cast iron works great, but other skillets are OK.
- Put the onion, bell pepper and garlic in the hot oil. Stir until the seasoning items are cooked. A good way to guage is to heat until the onions are soft.
- Add the summer squash, fresh corn, basil and Italian seasoning. Stir until the squash is cooked but not mushy. This part is pretty flexible. Some people like the squash crunchier than others. Take one out and taste test as you figure out how well cooked you like the squash.
- Once the vegetables are ready, stir in the cheese. Stir just until melted. Everything is cooked at this point. You're just melting the cheese to form a nice sauce over the vegetables.
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Skillet Zucchini is especially good with Electric Skillet Meat Loaf. You don't have to heat up the kitchen with the standard oven with either dish.
If you don't mind heating up the kitchen, then Southern Cornbread is great with this dish.
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Try out some other summer squash or zucchini recipes (keeping in mind that summer squash can be switched around in the recipes):
Basic Fried Summer Squash - This is an all-time classic and loved by most everyone. The summer squash is coated and then fried in the skillet. It's super tasty.
Summer Squash Recipe - You can make this one during the summer or freeze squash and make it when the days get longer and cooler. The casserole is yummy and really nice for holidays.
Zucchini Chocolate Cake - No one will even know they are eating vegetables with this rich and moist cake. This is another recipe that can be made during the summer or with frozen squash saved for the fall or winter.
