sauteed patty pan squash

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 sweet yellow onion (such as vidalia®), thinly sliced
• 4 patty pan squash, sliced to 1/2-inch-thick pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed, or more to taste
• 1 dash lemon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups packed fresh spinach (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated parmesan cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until foaming, 1 to 2 minutes. saute onion in the olive oil-butter until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. add squash and garlic; season with lemon pepper. saute mixture until squash is easily pierced with a fork, 5 to 6 minutes.
• mix spinach, parsley, and basil into squash mixture; saute until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. squeeze lemon juice over mixture and sprinkle in parmesan cheese; stir well. season mixture with salt and black pepper.