Cheesy Zucchini Saute

This recipe is the best way to use up a lot of zucchini quickly. It makes a good meal on it's own or could be a delicious side dish.

Ingredients:
1 small red onion
3 tablespoons of butter
3 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
2 eggs (if serving as main course, if it is a side then leave out this ingredient)
black pepper to taste
8 basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
2 diced fresh tomato

Steps:
1. Dry shredded zucchini by dabbing with a paper towel. I didn't do this and the cooking was complicated by too much moisture. It didn't get as crispy as I would have liked.

2. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until crisp and tender.

3. Stir in zucchini, salt, black pepper and garlic. Cook and stir for 5-7 minutes until zucchini is crisp and tender.

4. Crack 2 eggs over the dish. Allow to cook slightly. Stir into zucchini mixture and allow to cook for 2 minutes. You may want to leave this ingredient out if this will be served as a side dish rather then a main course.

5. Top with tomato, basil and cheese.

6. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes until all the cheese in melted.

Dinner is served:

You can really play around with this recipe. I really liked it, but have a few variations in mind that might be good. For example, topping it off with some bread crumbs during step 5 might give it a nice texture and would taste delicious on the warm tomatoes. It would also be really good if sour cream, black olives and salsa were added before it was done cooking for a tex-mex flavor.