Zucchini and Corn Medley

I am always struggling to find new and inventive side dishes that everyone will enjoy.  With Spring here, I am hitting the Farmers Market on Fridays and stocking up on fresh veggies.  My helper and I decided to make something delicious with our veggies. This dish made everyone smile.  Could have been the pieces of bacon I slipped in, but I had to make the veggies more appealing some how.

Zucchini and Corn Medley

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Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:15 mins

Total Time:25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices of bacon
• 2 cups chopped zucchini
• 1 1/2 cups corn kernels fresh,frozen, or canned
• 1 small onion chopped
• salt & pepper 
• 1/4 cup shredded Monterrey jack cheese optional

Instructions

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tbsp of the bacon drippings.
• Heat the bacon drippings in the skillet over medium heat and toss int he zucchini, corn, and onion. Saute until tender but still crisp. (5-10 minutes)
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place veggies in a large bowl and top with crumbled bacon and cheese if desired.

Servings: 4 -6

Author: Amanda@AFewShortCuts.com

I started chopping the veggies and I heard this little pitter patter come around the corner. Then I heard “Oh, I can help you with that. I brought my knife!” My heart sank! I turned around and saw she had her wooden knife from her kitchen set. LOL She has become little Suzy homemaker lately. 🙂

So Audrey with her wooden knife, and me with my real knife got busy chopping veggies.

Once the veggies were chopped, I began to cook the bacon. We like ours super crispy.

Once the bacon was done, it was the veggies turn in a little bit of bacon grease.  It made them happy!

Then everyone in the bowl. I topped the veggies with the crumbled bacon and a little bit of cheese.  Serve with your favorite main dish. Perfect for with grilled chicken or pork chops.