Smothered Harvest Vegetables

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 small summer squash, sliced
• 2 small zucchini, sliced
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, sliced thinly
• 1/2 head red cabbage or 1/2 head green cabbage, sliced into thin strips
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, enough to cover the bottom of your fry pan.

Recipe

• 1 slice and chop all of your vegetables before starting the recipe.
• 2 heat a large fry pan over medium heat (absolutely do not"crowd" this recipe- i use a large chicken frypan) and add the olive oil to the pan.
• 3 start with your sliced cabbage, as it takes the longest to cook.
• 4 when the cabbage is starting to wilt, add your onions and red sweet pepper.
• 5 at this point, you should stir frequently.
• 6 once the onions are translucent, add the summer squash and the zucchini and turn the heat down to a medium low heat.
• 7 cover the pan and let it"smother" for approximately 10 minutes-- uncovering and stirring at the 5 minute point.
• 8 remove the lid after the 10 minutes and add the basil, parsley, and pepper, stirring thoroughly to distribute them.
• 9 at this point, if the squash and zucchini are not somewhat translucent-- cook until they are.
• 10 this is a"heart healthy" recipe and can be served in very nice portions.