Week 38: Bonus Side Dish #2--Summer Vegetable Tian

This was SO good!  We all loved it and will definitely be making this again soon.  It will be a permanent side dish fixture in our house.  I found this recipe on Pinterest, and it comes from a blog called Budget Bytes (see link below).  Try it soon!

Photo from Budget Bytes

You'll Need:

• 1 Tblsp. olive oil
• 1 med. yellow onion
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 med. zucchini
• 1 med. yellow squash
• 1 med. potato
• 1 med. tomato
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 c. shredded Italian cheese

Preparation:

1. Preheat 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 res of the vegetables.
3. Spray the inside of an 8 x 8 square or round baking dish with nonstick 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.

Recipe and link:  http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-vegetable-tian-660-recipe-110.html