Southwestern Veggie Skillet

Description

This vegetable side dish is a great alternative to beans when the main dish has a south-of-the-border flair! I have made this with canned ingredients, but the fresh ingredients taste much better!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ onion, sliced into rings
  • 1 zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 yellow squash, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 ear corn, kernels cut from cob
  • 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
  • ½ lime

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender
  2. 5 to 10 minutes. Stir zucchini and yellow squash into onion; cook until slightly tender
  3. about 3 minutes. Add corn; cook for 1 minute.
  4. Stir tomatoes and garlic into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through
  5. about 3 minutes. Season with cumin
  6. salt
  7. and pepper. Cook to desired doneness
  8. 5 to 10 more minutes. Sprinkle in cilantro; stir until wilted. Remove from heat and squeeze lime over mixture.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 6

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