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Zucchini Special

by Louise Stackhouse
Ideal slow cooker size: 4-quart.

1 medium to large zucchini, peeled and sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
1 quart stewed, no-added-salt tomatoes with juice, or 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) stewed, no-added-salt tomatoes with juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 ounces (1 cup) reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
directions
Layer zucchini, onion and tomatoes in slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt, basil and cheese. Cover. Cook on low six to eight hours. Makes eight servings.




suggestions
Exchange List Values: Vegetable 2.0, Fat 0.5
Basic Nutritional Values: Calories 79 (Calories from Fat 21), Total Fat 2 gm (Saturated Fat 1.3 gm, Polyunsat Fat 0.3 gm, Monounsat Fat 0.4 gm, Cholesterol 8 mg), Sodium 273 mg, Total Carbohydrate 11 gm, Dietary Fiber 2 gm, Sugars 5 gm, Protein 6 gm



Recipe from Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook (Good Books, 2005) by Phyllis Pellman Good with the American Diabetes Association.