Zucchini Creole

Submitted by CJAY8248

"From my collection of handwritten recipes 1960's."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 saucepan
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs zucchini, sliced
• 4 medium tomatoes, peeled, cored and diced
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄8 teaspoon basil
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 dash red pepper

directions

1. Wash and put the zucchini in a saucepan with tomatoes and water. Add salt, garlic, thyme, basil and peppers. Simmer together until zucchini is just tender, about 10 minutes. Be careful not to overcook. The tomatoes give a lot of flavor and butter is not necessary.

Reviews

[loof751]

This is a great and easy zucchini recipe! I like that it uses fresh tomatoes. The spicing is great with this; I used a generous dash of red pepper 'cause we love the stuff :) Thanks for sharing the recipe!