Garden Zucchini Gratin
From marky90 17 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a wonderful summer side dish that is easy to prepare using those beautiful zucchinis from your garden! Please use the Panko bread crumbs-they make a difference! Oh yes, this is a winner.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Tbs butter shopping list
- 8 Cups Thinly sliced zucchini OR ( combo of 4 cups of zucchini and 4 cups of yellow squash) shopping list
- 1 cup sliced white onion shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half (of course you can use regular!) shopping list
- 4 Tbs reduced-fat cream cheese (of course you can use regular!) shopping list
- 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs (Japanese-style bread crumbs), divided ( a must) shopping list
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided. shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper shopping list
- nonstick cooking spray shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat; add zucchini, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add the half-and-half and cream cheese to the vegetable mixture; stir to combine, allowing the cream cheese to melt.
- Set aside 4 tablespoons of the panko and 5 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Add the remaining 6 tablespoons of the panko and 5 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to the vegetable mixture; stir to combine.
- Coat a 2-quart shallow baking dish with nonstick spray. Spoon mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle the top with remaining panko and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake until top is golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Enjoy!
- 104 calories and 5g of fat per serving!
The Rating
Reviewed by 14 people-
This is wonderful. Definitely making this soon.
kristopher
in San Francisco loved it
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Oh Lordy... I love gratins, and I love zucchini! I'm going to take the high fat route if ya don't mind... I could use a little extra weight ;-) and I totally agree with the phako... there is no substitute!
Thank you very much for the love...more
shine
in Rainier loved it
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Oh Marky, this sounds wonderful. You have my 5 on this one. Have a good night....Cheryl
cherylannxo
in Santa Nella loved it
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