Sautéed Yellow Squash & Onions

The most simple and delicious way to cook yellow squash and onions. Not really
"fried" but that's what we call veggies cooked in a skillet in the South!

Servings: 4 people

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Prep Time
8 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

Total Time
28 minutes

Course:

Side Dish

Cuisine:

American Southern

Keywords:

Dinner At Home with GG Simple recipes Summer Squash Basic recipes yellow squash

🧂 Ingredients

1-2 lbs yellow squash (straight or crookneck)
1 large sweet onion

or 1-2 green onions for keto
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1 place oil in skillet
2 slice squash and onion into thin round slices (photo is showing a green onion
which is keto friendly); however, a large sweet onion adds more flavor
3 place the squash & onion in the skillet and turn heat onto medium
4 stir the squash often and as soon as it starts to brown a tiny bit on the bottom
layer, add salt & pepper and put the lid on it and turn the heat down to low
5 Watch it carefully to make sure there is enough of the natural juice in the
skillet to keep it from scorching while cooking. If it starts to scorch before
the squash has turned translucent and is super fork tender, then just add about
1/4 cup of water and put the lid back on. I usually don't have to do this
because there is plenty of juice in the squash and the onions for it to cook if
the heat is low enough. It is not supposed to be overly juicy when done so be
careful about adding more water to the skillet.
6 Serve with pan seared chicken breast and a salad. YUM!