Squash and Potatoes

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Yield 6 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
My German grandmother taught me to cook, and she used bacon drippings in almost every recipe, even cookies! I happened upon this concoction one summer Sunday afternoon when our neighbors gave us a bumper crop of vegetables from their garden. Naturally I stared with grandmother's favorite ingredient...bacon!

Ingredients

  • 6 bacon strips, diced
  • 1 large potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 1 medium yellow summer squash, diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
  2. Add potato; cook and stir in the drippings for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in the onion, zucchini and yellow squash. Cook, uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Return bacon to skillet; sprinkle with dill, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for about 1 minute longer or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 73 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 300mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

My German grandmother taught me to cook, and she used bacon drippings in almost every recipe, even cookies! I happened upon this concoction one summer Sunday afternoon when our neighbors gave us a bumper crop of vegetables from their garden. Naturally I stared with grandmother's favorite ingredient...bacon!
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