Lisa's Cheesy Summer Vegetables

Looking over the blog, I realized that it has been awhile since I've put up a recipe.  To remedy that, I am posting Cheesy Summer Vegetables.  Lisa brought this recipe to our recipe exchange back in May.  I (Julie) was a little hesitant about it because I generally don't like baked squash.  However, I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is.  I made it and took it to a meal with my husband's parents and grandparents and they all liked it as well, so I judged that a great success!

Cheesy Summer Vegetables

 

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion

1 tsp minced garlic

1 medium zucchini

1 medium yellow squash

1 medium potato

1 medium tomato

1 medium bell pepper*

1 tsp dried thyme

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup shredded Italian cheese

 

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic.  Saute both in a skillet with olive oil until softened (about five minutes).
2. While the onion and garlic are sauteing, thinly slice the rest of the vegetables.
3. Spray the inside of an 8x8 or round baking dish with non-stick spray.  Spread the softened onion and garlic in the bottom of the dish.  Place the thinly sliced vegetables in the baking dish vertically, in an alternating pattern.  Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, and thyme.
4. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.  Remove the foil, top with cheese, and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

*The original recipe does not call for bell pepper, but Lisa doesn't like tomatoes, so she substituted the pepper for the tomatoes.  I used both pepper and tomatoes.

 

The original recipe is from http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/08/summer-vegetable-tian/.