Low Carb Vegetables Recipes

Ingredients:

2 medium acorn squash (about 1 lb.ea)
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
1 cup add-a-crunch - (see recipe below)

ADDACRUNCH

2 1/2 cup quaker oats, uncooked - (quick or o, ld-fashioned)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/3 cup margarine or butter - softened
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 F. Wash squash; cut in half crosswise. Remove seeds
and membranes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices. Arrange in
11x7-inch glass baking dish. Drizzle with margarine. Bake 30
minutes. Sprinkle with Add-A-Crunch. Bake 10 minutes more or until
squash is tender.

ADD-A-CRUNCH: Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
In medium bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Spread into
prepared pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown,
stirring once. Spread onto ungreased cookie sheet; cool thoroughly.
Set aside 1 CUP, refrigerate unused portion, tightly covered, up to 3
months. Serve as a cereal or on fruit or ice cream.

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: In large microwaveable bowl, combine
Add-A-Crunch ingredients as directed. Microwave at HIGH 5 to 7
minutes or until golden, stirring 3 times. Spread onto ungreased
cookie sheet; cool and store as directed. Slice squash as directed;
arrange in 11x7-inch glass baking dish. Cover with vented plastic
wrap. Microwave at HIGH 7 to 10 minutes or until tender, rotating
dish once. Drizzle with margarine; sprinkle with Add-A-Crunch.
Microwave at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving: * calories 245 * carbohydrates 28 g
* protein 4 g * fat 13 g * calcium 42 mg * sodium 120 mg *
cholesterol 0 mg * dietary fiber 5 g

Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!" Reprinted with permission from The Quaker
Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

Servings: 6