Zucchini Country style

Submitted By: Valerie J. Paterson

Ingredients:

6 small zucchini or 3 medium  (My favorite is Park's Sable Beauty hybrid)
1 medium sized brown onion, skinned and sliced
2 medium sized tomatoes, with skin removed by dropping in boiling water for a few minutes.
2 Tbspns. olive oil
1 tspn. black pepper
1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese
 
Method:  Preheat oven to 350º F.
Cut zucchini into 2" slices and saute, with onion, in heated olive oil for 10 -15 minutes.  Slice tomatoes into thin slices.
Layer zucchini and onion in a casserole and sprinkle each layer with black pepper and Parmesans Cheese, reserving 1/2 cup cheese for the topping.  Spread the tomatoes on top and lastly add the Parmesan Cheese.
 
Bake at 350º for 45 minutes.
 

 

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