Yellow Squash and Green Onions

Ingredients:

• 2 cups yellow straight neck or crook neck squash, sliced
• 1 cup chopped green onion
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Instructions:

1. Wash squash thoroughly.  Cut or slice in smaller pieces.
2. Allow squash to boil for 15 minutes or until tender; drain.
3. In frying pan, melt butter and sauté onions until tender.
4. Add squash, stir, and sprinkle with black pepper.
5. Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes. 
   Serve hot.

Yields:  4 servings
Serving size:  ½ cup
One serving= 1 Vegetable exchange

Suggestions:

1. Add regular onions, onion powder, paprika, red pepper, white pepper, or chopped parsley.
2. Use as main vegetable with meat or entrée or serve over rice.

Nutrient Information:

Calories	44 kcal
Protein	1 g
Potassium	204 mg
Sodium	347 mg

Used with permission of National Kidney Foundation of Georgia and the Georgia Council of Renal Nutritionists

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